Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shield bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
shield- bug
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

Inflected Forms

shield bugs (plural) shieldbug (alternative)

Phrases

birch shield bug giant shield bug gorse shield bug green shield bug hawthorn shield bug juniper shield bug pied shield bug

Synonyms

shield beetle stinkbug

Questions

What does shield bug mean?
Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

How to pronounce shield bug

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