Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elm beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: elm bee-tle
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of beetles (especially Xanthogaleruca luteola) which feed on the leaves of the elm.

Inflected Forms

elm beetles (plural)

Synonyms

elm-leaf beetle

Questions

What does elm beetle mean?: Any of various species of beetles (especially Xanthogaleruca luteola) which feed on the leaves of the elm.

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