sphecoid

Questions about sphecoid

What does sphecoid mean?

sphecoid means "any of various solitary wasps".

How many syllables are in sphecoid?

sphecoid has 2 syllables and divides as sphe-coid 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 sphecoid?

Close synonyms include sphecoid wasp. 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 sphecoid a common word?

sphecoid 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.