Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

earbug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ear-bug
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various agricultural pests of genus Leptocorisa that attack grain crops.

noun

Any of various fictional devices that a person can listen to when it is installed in their ear.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ear + bug.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does earbug mean?
Any of various agricultural pests of genus Leptocorisa that attack grain crops.
Where does earbug come from?
From ear + bug.

How to pronounce earbug

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