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mealybug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
mealy-bug
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.

Etymology

From mealy + bug, from the appearance of the powder which resembles meal (“flour”).

Inflected Forms

mealybugs (plural)

Phrases

mealybug destroyer

Synonyms

mealy bug

Questions

What does mealybug mean?
Any of various insects of the family Pseudococcidae, which secrete a powdery wax and are pests of fruit trees.
Where does mealybug come from?
From mealy + bug, from the appearance of the powder which resembles meal (“flour”).

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