gerris

Questions about gerris

What does gerris mean?

gerris means "type genus of the Gerrididae".

How many syllables are in gerris?

gerris has 2 syllables and divides as ger-ris 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 gerris?

Close synonyms include genus Gerris. 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 gerris a common word?

gerris 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.