sialidae

Questions about sialidae

What does sialidae mean?

sialidae means "an arthropod family including: alderflies".

How many syllables are in sialidae?

sialidae has 4 syllables and divides as si-a-li-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 sialidae?

Close synonyms include family Sialidae. 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 sialidae a common word?

sialidae 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.