Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mudbug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mud-bug
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A crayfish.

American usage; Informal

Etymology

From mud + bug.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mudbugs (plural)

Questions

What does mudbug mean?
A crayfish.
Where does mudbug come from?
From mud + bug.

How to pronounce mudbug

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