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Why are bedbugs called bedbugs?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The scientific name of the bedbug is Cimex lectularius,and lectularius means 'bed'. Cimex means bug and so the name bedbug was derived.

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14y ago

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