Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mealybug destroyer

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: mealy-bug de-stroy-er
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species of ladybug, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, endemic to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; it preys on mealybugs and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a biological control.

Inflected Forms

mealybug destroyers (plural)

Questions

What does mealybug destroyer mean?: A species of ladybug, Cryptolaemus montrouzieri, endemic to Queensland and New South Wales, Australia; it preys on mealybugs and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a biological control.

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