flour beetle

flour bee·tle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flouuh r, flou-er beet-l]
- /flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər ˈbit l/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [flouuh r, flou-er beet-l]
- /flaʊər, ˈflaʊ ər ˈbit l/

Definition of flour beetle words

noun flour beetle any of several brown darkling beetles, especially of the genus Tribolium, that infest, breed in, feed on, and often pollute flour, stored grain, and other stored produce. 1

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Origin of flour beetle

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Flour beetle

noun

adjective

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adverb

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flour beetle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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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