milkweed bug
milk·weed bug
M m Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [milk-weed buhg]
- /ˈmɪlkˌwid bʌg/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [milk-weed buhg]
- /ˈmɪlkˌwid bʌg/
Definition of milkweed bug words
- noun milkweed bug any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed. 1
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Origin of milkweed bug
First appearance:
before 1900 One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05
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Parts of speech for Milkweed bug
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milkweed bug popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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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