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bean beetle

bean bee·tle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [been beet-l]
    • /bin ˈbit l/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [been beet-l]
    • /bin ˈbit l/

Definitions of bean beetle words

  • noun bean beetle any of a number of beetles and weevils attacking legumes, esp. the Mexican bean beetle 3
  • noun bean beetle Mexican bean beetle. 1

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Origin of bean beetle

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Bean beetle

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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bean beetle popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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