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flea-beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
flea-bee-tle
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

A small beetle of the family Halticidæ , of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle ( Phyllotreta vittata ) and that of the grapevine ( Graptodera chalybea ) are common injurious species.

Questions

What does flea-beetle mean?
A small beetle of the family Halticidæ , of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The turnip flea-beetle ( Phyllotreta vittata ) and that of the grapevine ( Graptodera chalybea ) are common injurious species.

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