Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuckoo wasp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
cuck-oo wasp
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the many wasps of the family Chrysididae that are kleptoparasites or parasitoids and are often brightly coloured.

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Inflected Forms

cuckoo wasps (plural) cuckoo-wasp (alternative)

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What does cuckoo wasp mean?
Any of the many wasps of the family Chrysididae that are kleptoparasites or parasitoids and are often brightly coloured.

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