lymantria

Questions about lymantria

What does lymantria mean?

lymantria means "type genus of the Lymantriidae; a pest (Lymantria means `destroyer')".

How many syllables are in lymantria?

lymantria has 4 syllables and divides as ly-man-tri-a 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 lymantria?

Close synonyms include genus Lymantria. 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 lymantria a common word?

lymantria 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.