Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odorous house ant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: odor-ous -house- ant
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tapinoma sessile, a small ant producing a strong pungent odor when crushed.

Inflected Forms

odorous house ants (plural)

Synonyms

coconut ant stink ant sugar ant

Questions

What does odorous house ant mean?: Tapinoma sessile, a small ant producing a strong pungent odor when crushed.

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