pyrausta

Questions about pyrausta

What does pyrausta mean?

pyrausta means "moths whose larvae are corn borers".

How many syllables are in pyrausta?

pyrausta has 3 syllables and divides as py-rau-sta 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 pyrausta?

Close synonyms include genus Pyrausta. 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 pyrausta a common word?

pyrausta 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.