Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cone-nose

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: cone-nose
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

A large bloodsucking hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidæ , often found in houses, esp. in the southern and western United States. It bites severely, and is one of the species called kissing bugs . It is also called big bedbug .

Questions

What does cone-nose mean?: A large bloodsucking hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidæ , often found in houses, esp. in the southern and western United States. It bites severely, and is one of the species called kissing bugs . It is also called big bedbug .

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