1. (Cimex lectularius) Insecte de forme plate, et qui sent très mauvais : l'espèce commune n'a point d'ailes, suce le sang de l'homme, et se tient surtout dans les bois de lit.
2. Punaises des bois et d'autres hétéroptères.
3. Sorte de clou ŕ tige courte et ŕ très grosse tête que l'on peut enfoncer sans marteau.
Flattened wingless red-brown insect Cimex lectularius with piercing mouthparts. It hides by day in crevices or bedclothes and emerges at night to suck human blood.
Bug of temperate regions that infests esp. beds and feeds on human blood; SYN. bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius.
General term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate.
In entomology, an insect belonging to the order Hemiptera. All these have two pairs of wings with forewings partly thickened.
They also have piercing mouthparts adapted for sucking the juices of plants or animals, the “beak” being tucked under the body when not in use.
They include: the bedbug, which sucks human blood; the shieldbug, or stinkbug, which has a strong odor and feeds on plants; the water boatman and other water bugs.
A tack used for holding papers or posters on a bulletin board.
A tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board; SYN. drawing pin, pushpin.
A tack with a broad flat head for pressing into a surface with the thumb