Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serica

/ˈsɛrɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: ser-i-ca
IPA: /ˈsɛrɪkə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any June beetle of the genus Serica.

name

An ancient empire in East Asia, North China reached overland as opposed to the Sinae, the South Chinese reached by sea.

Example Sentences

"Described in 1856, it took nearly a century to match his type with a single male from Lee County, Texas, previously recorded by the writer. Thus texana has been one of the rarest sericas in collections."
"Sericas are often referred to as small June beetles. Sericas feed on plant roots."

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Serica, from Latin sērica (“garments, silk”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Serica, sērica, Σηρικά, 絲

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsɛrɪkə/

Inflected Forms

sericas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Serian Seric Serican

Questions

How do you pronounce serica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛrɪkə/.
What does serica mean?: Any June beetle of the genus Serica.
Where does serica come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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