mirid

Questions about mirid

What does mirid mean?

mirid means "a variety of leaf bug".

How many syllables are in mirid?

mirid has 2 syllables and divides as mi-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 mirid?

Close synonyms include mirid bug, capsid. 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 mirid a common word?

mirid 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.