Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stink beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: stink bee-tle
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various beetles that produce a foul odour.

noun

Example Sentences

"[...] larve of a stink beetle (Adelium neophytum), and green flies."

Inflected Forms

stink beetles (plural)

Questions

What does stink beetle mean?: Any of various beetles that produce a foul odour.

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