Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiger beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: tiger bee-tle
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.

Example Sentences

"Most tiger beetle larvae tunnel in the soil."
"I was myself very successful in one beautiful group of insects, the tiger-beetles, which seem more abundant and varied here than anywhere else in the Archipelago. I first met with them on a cutting in the road, where a hard clayey bank was partially overgrown with mosses and small ferns."
"I also noticed a couple of tiger beetle larval burrows in the hard-packed sandy soil and found a long, thin plant stem to “fish” the larvae out."

Inflected Forms

tiger beetles (plural)

Phrases

Carolina metallic tiger beetle

Questions

What does tiger beetle mean?: Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.

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