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bug vs bed bug

bed bug vs bug

bug and bed bug both are nouns.

bug is a verb but bed bug is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bug Yes No Yes No
bed bug Yes No No No
As nouns, bed bug is a hyponym of bug; that is, bed bug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bug:
  • bug: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
  • bed bug: bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
bug (noun) bed bug (noun)
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
bug (verb) bed bug (verb)
annoy persistently
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
Difference between bug and bed bug

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