pierid

Questions about pierid

What does pierid mean?

pierid means "any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs".

How many syllables are in pierid?

pierid has 2 syllables: pie-rid. The stress falls on "pie".

What is another word for pierid?

Close synonyms include pierid butterfly. 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 pierid a common word?

pierid 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.