porphyra

Questions about porphyra

What does porphyra mean?

porphyra means "a genus of protoctist".

How many syllables are in porphyra?

porphyra has 3 syllables and divides as por-phy-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 porphyra?

Close synonyms include genus Porphyra. 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 porphyra a common word?

porphyra 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.