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bedbugs

bedbugs is the plural of bedbug.

Meaning of bedbug

Noun

bedbug (plural bedbugs)

  1. A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.
    • Fiona rapidly discovered that the hotel was infested with bedbugs.
  2. Any similar insect of family Cimicidae, that feeds on the blood of humans and certain other warm-blooded animals.

Phrases with bedbugs

Questions about bedbugs

What is bedbugs the plural of?
Bedbugs is the plural of bedbug.

Words near bedbugs in the dictionary

  1. Bedbrook
  2. Bedbrooks
  3. bedbug
  4. bedbuggy
  5. bedbuglike
  6. bedbugs
  7. bedchair
  8. bedchairs
  9. bedchamber
  10. bedchambers
  11. bedclothed

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