Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pirate bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: pi-rate bug
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any insect in the family Anthocoridae, known as effective predators of other insects, and used in biological control.

Inflected Forms

pirate bugs (plural)

Synonyms

minute pirate bug flower bug

Questions

What does pirate bug mean?: Any insect in the family Anthocoridae, known as effective predators of other insects, and used in biological control.

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