chinch bug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [chinch buhg]
- /tʃɪntʃ bʌg/
- /ʧɪnʧ bʌɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [chinch buhg]
- /tʃɪntʃ bʌg/

Definitions of chinch bug words

noun chinch bug a black-and-white tropical American heteropterous insect, Blissus leucopterus, that is very destructive to grasses and cereals in the US: family Lygaeidae 3
noun chinch bug a related and similar European insect, Ischnodemus sabuleti 3
noun chinch bug a small, white-winged, black hemipterous bug (Blissus leucopterus) that damages grain plants by sucking out the juices 3
noun chinch bug a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains. 1

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Origin of chinch bug

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1775-85

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chinch bug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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