Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambush bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: am-bush bug
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any insect in the subfamily Phymatinae of the family Reduviidae.

Etymology

After their habit of lying in wait, camouflaged, for their prey.

Inflected Forms

ambush bugs (plural)

Questions

What does ambush bug mean?: Any insect in the subfamily Phymatinae of the family Reduviidae.
Where does ambush bug come from?: After their habit of lying in wait, camouflaged, for their prey.

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