Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shore bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables: shore bug
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An insect of any of numerous small predatory, often burrowing, species of the family Saldidae, found near bodies of water.

Inflected Forms

shore bugs (plural)

Phrases

shore fly

Frequently Paired Words

shore fly

Questions

What does shore bug mean?: An insect of any of numerous small predatory, often burrowing, species of the family Saldidae, found near bodies of water.

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