pill beetle

pill bee·tle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pil beet-l]
- /pɪl ˈbit l/
- /pɪl ˈbiː.tl̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pil beet-l]
- /pɪl ˈbit l/

Definition of pill beetle words

noun pill beetle a very common beetle, Byrrhus pilula, typical of the family Byrrhidae, that can feign death by withdrawing legs and antennae into grooves underneath the oval body 0

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pill beetle popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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