- bedbug bed·bug n
- ['bɛdˌbʌɡ]
cimice f (dei letti)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
bedbug bed·bug n
Look at other dictionaries:
Bed bug — Cimex lectularius Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Bed bug infestation — Bed bug bites Classification and external resources Typical bed bug bites. DiseasesDB 31777 … Wikipedia
Bed bug control techniques — Cimicidae or bed bugs (sometimes bedbugs), are small parasitic insects.The term usually refers to species that prefer to feed on human blood. Early detection and treatment are therefore critical in success of control. According to a survey, the… … Wikipedia
bed bug — noun bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood • Syn: ↑bedbug, ↑chinch, ↑Cimex lectularius • Hypernyms: ↑hemipterous insect, ↑bug, ↑hemipteran, ↑hemipteron … Useful english dictionary
Bedbug — Bed bug , n. (Zo[ o]l.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect ({Cimex Lectularius}), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedbug — [bed′bug΄] n. 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 … English World dictionary
bedbug — /bed bug /, n. 1. a flat, wingless, bloodsucking hemipterous insect, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and esp. beds. 2. any of several other bloodsucking bugs of the family Cimicidae. Also, bed bug. [1800 10; BED + BUG1] * * * Any member of … Universalium
bedbug — also bed bug, 1772, from BED (Cf. bed) + BUG (Cf. bug). [The bed bug] is supposed to have been first introduced to this country in the fir timber that was brought over to rebuild London after it had suffered by the great fire; for it is generally … Etymology dictionary
bedbug — bed′bug or bed′ bug n. ent a flat, wingless, bloodsucking bug, Cimex lectularius, that infests houses and esp. beds • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
bedbug — bed|bug [ bed,bʌg ] noun count an insect with a round body and no wings that sucks people s blood, especially when they are in bed … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bedbug — bed|bug [ˈbedbʌg] n an insect that sucks blood and lives in dirty houses, especially in beds … Dictionary of contemporary English
