satyridae

Questions about satyridae

What does satyridae mean?

satyridae means "a widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods".

How many syllables are in satyridae?

satyridae has 4 syllables and divides as sa-ty-ri-dae 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 satyridae?

Close synonyms include family Satyridae. 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 satyridae a common word?

satyridae 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.