What does wheel bug mean?

wheel bug means "large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects".

What is another word for wheel bug?

Close synonyms include Arilus cristatus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wheel bug a common word?

wheel bug is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Wheel bug — meaning and 1 synonym

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
SynonymsArilus cristatus
Broaderassassin bug
Part ofArilus

Questions about wheel bug

What does wheel bug mean?: wheel bug means "large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects".
What is another word for wheel bug?: Close synonyms include Arilus cristatus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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