Dictionary

bedbug en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈbɛdˌbʌɡ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *badją Proto-West Germanic *badi Old English bedd Middle English bed English bed English bug English bedbug From bed + bug.

Meanings

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.
   • In Morocco, love philtres are composed of yolk of egg and bedbugs. 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 81:
   • 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.

Forms

Deriveds

antibedbug · crazy as a bedbug · don't let the bedbugs bite · bedbuggy · bedbuglike

Synonyms

B-flat · mahogany flat · Norfolk Howard

Translations (152)

mt baqq (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · sah хаптаҕай (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · fi lutikka (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · rsk блощина (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · mn бясаа (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · pt percevejo (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ja 床虱 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · hu házi poloska (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · th ตัวเรือด (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · jv tinggi (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ka ბაღლინჯო (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · shn ႁိူတ်ႈ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · izh lucikkain (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · vi rệp (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · uk пості́льний клоп (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · hi खटमल (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · he פשפשאי מיטה (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · da væggelus (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · io cimo (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · et voodilutikas (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · id bangsat (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · lo ເຮືອດ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · it cimice dei letti (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · es chinche (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · syc ܦܫܦܫܐ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · hy փայտոջիլ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · gd bògas na h-oidhche (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · sl stenica (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ml മൂട്ട (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · lv blakts (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · fr punaise (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ban titih (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · lo ໂຕເຮືອດ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · te నల్లి (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · he פשפש \ פִּשְׁפֵּשׁ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ru клоп (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · km សង្កើច (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · fr punaise des lits (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · haw ʻuku lio (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · bg креватна дървеница (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nds-de Wandluus (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · be пасце́льны клоп (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · bo འདྲེ་ཤིག (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · gv meeyl lhiabbagh (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · pl pluskwa (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · it cimice da letto (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · pa ਖਟਮਲ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nn veggedyr (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · fa ساس (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nb veggelus (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ro ploșniță (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · hu poloska (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · pnt κόρδα (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · fo veggjalús (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · mk тавтабита (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ko 빈대 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ro păduche de pat (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · pms simes (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · oj minaagojiisi (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nn veggdyr (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · es chinche de cama (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ky кантала (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · hu ágyi poloska (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · id pijat-pijat (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ja 床虫 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · de Wandlaus (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ary بق (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · sv vägglus (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ceb kuting (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ur کھٹمل (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · fr punaise de lit (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · bjn pampijit (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · lt patalinė blakė (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · tpi musmus (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · la cīmex (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · mic tepine's (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · wbk güza (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · tg сос (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nl wandluis (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · yi וואַנץ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nv wóósitsʼílí (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nb veggedyr (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · eo cimo (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · sq kore (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · bjn tempijit (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · hu vérszívó poloska (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ki ngũngũni (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · sw kunguni (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · eo litcimo (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · de Bettwanze (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nrf bog'se (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · tl surot (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · as উৰহ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · cmn 蜰蟲 /蜰虫 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · cy pycsen (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · su tumbila (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · rm pidra da letg (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · arz بق (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ru посте́льный клоп (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · el κοριός (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · th เรือด (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · kn ತಿಗಣೆ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · non veggjalús (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · enm maddok (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · lad chincha (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · za rwed (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · cmn 臭蟲 /臭虫 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · cmn 壁蝨 /壁虱 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ga míol leapa (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · uk клоп (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ms pijat-pijat (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · is veggjalús (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · cmn 床蝨 /床虱 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ca xinxa (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · luy ebisururi (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ba ҡандала (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ar بَقّ (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · fi lude (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · de Hauswanze (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ca xinxa de llit (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · eu zimitz (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · be клоп (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · unm mpòkës (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · de Wanze (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ta மூட்டைப் பூச்சி (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · as কাপোৰ-ওকণী (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · lzz მკორიდა (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · vo pünet (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ja 南京虫 (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ms pijat (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nb veggdyr (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · dlm cinko (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · pam suldut (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · af weeluis (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nn veggelus (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ota تخته قوروسی (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · id tinggi (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · nl bedwants (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · id kepinding (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · pnt κορίδιν (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ceb dugho (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · grc κόρις (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · cs štěnice (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · id kutu busuk (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · zai bidi (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · sk ploštica posteľná (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · it cimice (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · ast chincha (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · bi stingfli (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · tk tagtabit (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · tr tahtakurusu (small nocturnal insect pest of humans) · az taxtabiti (small nocturnal insect pest of humans)