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wax insect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
wax in-sect
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various insects that produce waxy substances, such as Ericerus pela

Inflected Forms

wax insects (plural)

Questions

What does wax insect mean?
Any of various insects that produce waxy substances, such as Ericerus pela

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