Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerusalem cricket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: jerusalem crick-et
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, flightless insect of the genus Stenopelmatus, native to the western United States and parts of Mexico — not a true cricket.

Inflected Forms

Jerusalem crickets (plural)

Synonyms

potato bug sand cricket stenopelmatus fuscus

Questions

What does jerusalem cricket mean?: A large, flightless insect of the genus Stenopelmatus, native to the western United States and parts of Mexico — not a true cricket.

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