Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bat bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: bat bug
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats.

Inflected Forms

bat bugs (plural)

Questions

What does bat bug mean?: A bloodsucking insect parasite (of families Cimicidae and Polyctenidae) that feeds primarily on the blood of bats.

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