bedwants
Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- bedwantz (obsolete)
Etymology
editBorrowed from German Bettwanze. Equivalent to bed (“bed”) + wants (“heteropteran, bug”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbedwants m or f (plural bedwantsen, diminutive bedwantske n)
- bedbug, Cimex lectularius [from late 18th c.]