"bed bug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bed bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bed bug (plural bed bugs)
  1. Alternative form of bedbug Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: bedbug
    Sense id: en-bed_bug-en-noun-sr~83pXJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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