Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wheat bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English

Syllables: wheat bug
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A seed bug of species Nysius huttoni, native to New Zealand but introduced to Europe, that is a pest on cereals and crucifers.

Inflected Forms

wheat bugs (plural)

Questions

What does wheat bug mean?: A seed bug of species Nysius huttoni, native to New Zealand but introduced to Europe, that is a pest on cereals and crucifers.

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