clerid

Questions about clerid

What does clerid mean?

clerid means "predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic".

How many syllables are in clerid?

clerid has 2 syllables and divides as cle-rid under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for clerid?

Close synonyms include clerid beetle. 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 clerid a common word?

clerid 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.