Bedbug \Bed"bug`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect ({Cimex Lectularius}), sometimes infesting houses and especially beds. See Illustration in Appendix.
Cimex lectularius n : bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood [syn: {bedbug}, {bed bug}, {chinch}]