Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

croton bug

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: cro-ton bug
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Blattella germanica; German cockroach. See cockroach

Etymology

From the Croton water of New York.

Inflected Forms

Croton bugs (plural)

Synonyms

german cockroach crotonbug water bug blattella germanica

Questions

What does croton bug mean?: Blattella germanica; German cockroach. See cockroach
Where does croton bug come from?: From the Croton water of New York.

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