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Meaning of wug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
wʌɡ

Definitions

  1. An imaginary creature resembling a bird, used in the Wug Test to investigate the acquisition of the plural form in English-speaking children.
  2. In folk taxonomy, a creature with worm or insect features; colloquially, a bug or creepy-crawly.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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