Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squash bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
squash bug
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An insect in any of several species of true bugs in the family Coreidae which feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae

noun

An insect in any of several species of true bugs in the family Coreidae which feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae

American usage

noun

Any insect in the family Coreidae, whether they feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae or not.

Usage

Inflected Forms

squash bugs (plural)

Synonyms

anasa tristis

Questions

What does squash bug mean?
An insect in any of several species of true bugs in the family Coreidae which feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae

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