dermaptera

Questions about dermaptera

What does dermaptera mean?

dermaptera means "earwigs and a few related forms".

How many syllables are in dermaptera?

dermaptera has 4 syllables and divides as der-map-te-ra 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 dermaptera?

Close synonyms include order Dermaptera. 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 dermaptera a common word?

dermaptera is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.