sciara

Questions about sciara

What does sciara mean?

sciara means "minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings".

How many syllables are in sciara?

sciara has 2 syllables: scia-ra. The stress falls on "scia". In IPA it is /ˈʃɑɹɑ/.

What is another word for sciara?

Close synonyms include fungus gnat, sciarid. 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 sciara a common word?

sciara 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.