wheel bug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweel, weel buhg]
- /ʰwil, wil bʌg/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweel, weel buhg]
- /ʰwil, wil bʌg/

Definitions of wheel bug words

noun wheel bug an assassin bug, Arilus cristatus, that has a toothed, semicircular crest on the pronotum and preys on other insects. 1
noun wheel bug a large predatory North American heteropterous insect, Arilus cristatus, having a semicircular thoracic projection: family Reduviidae (assassin bugs) 0
noun wheel bug a large North American assassin bug (Arilus cristatus) distinguished by a high, saw-toothed crest on the prothorax: it sucks the blood of other insects 0

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Origin of wheel bug

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1805-15

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Parts of speech for Wheel bug

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wheel bug 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 54% 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.

wheel bug usage trend in Literature

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