symphyla

Questions about symphyla

What does symphyla mean?

symphyla means "small class of minute arthropods; unimportant except for the garden centipede".

How many syllables are in symphyla?

symphyla has 3 syllables and divides as sym-phy-la 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 symphyla?

Close synonyms include class Symphyla. 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 symphyla a common word?

symphyla 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.