tineoid

Questions about tineoid

What does tineoid mean?

tineoid means "small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts".

How many syllables are in tineoid?

tineoid has 3 syllables and divides as ti-ne-oid 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 tineoid?

Close synonyms include tineoid moth. 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 tineoid a common word?

tineoid 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.