toad bug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tohd buhg]
- /toʊd bʌg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tohd buhg]
- /toʊd bʌg/

Definition of toad bug words

noun toad bug any of several small broad aquatic insect-eating hemipterous insects of the family Gelastocoridae, having toadlike characteristics. 1

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Origin of toad 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 Toad bug

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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toad bug popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% 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.

toad bug usage trend in Literature

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