Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thread-legged bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: thread---legged bug
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.

Inflected Forms

thread-legged bugs (plural)

Questions

What does thread-legged bug mean?: Any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.

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