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- [bed-buhg]
- /ˈbɛdˌbʌg/
- /ˈbed.bʌɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bed-buhg]
- /ˈbɛdˌbʌg/
Definitions of bedbug word
- countable noun bedbug A bedbug is a small insect with a round body and no wings which lives in dirty houses and feeds by biting people and sucking their blood when they are in bed. 3
- noun bedbug any of several bloodsucking insects of the heteropterous genus Cimex, esp C. lectularius of temperate regions, having an oval flattened wingless body and infesting dirty houses: family Cimicidae 3
- noun bedbug any of various members of a family (Cimicidae) of wingless, bloodsucking hemipteran insects, esp. the species (Cimex lectularius) with a broad, flat, reddish-brown body and an unpleasant odor that infests beds, furniture, walls, etc., is active mainly at night, and may transmit a variety of diseases 3
- noun bedbug a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and especially beds. 1
- noun bedbug any of several other bloodsucking bugs of the family Cimicidae. 1
- noun bedbug A bloodsucking bug that is a parasite of birds and mammals. 1
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Origin of bedbug
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; bed + bug1
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Parts of speech for Bedbug
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bedbug popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bedbug usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bedbug
noun bedbug
- tick — a score or account.
- vermin — noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, especially those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control, as flies, lice, bedbugs, cockroaches, mice, and rats.
- pest — a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- mite — a contribution that is small but is all that a person can afford.
- bee — A bee is an insect with a yellow-and-black striped body that makes a buzzing noise as it flies. Bees make honey, and can sting.
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