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syrphian

/ˈsəɹfi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
syr-phi-an
IPA
/ˈsəɹfi.ən/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.

noun

A fly of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.

Etymology

From syrphus + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more syrphian (comparative) most syrphian (superlative) syrphians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce syrphian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsəɹfi.ən/.
What does syrphian mean?
Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
Where does syrphian come from?
From syrphus + -ian.

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