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syllid

US/ˈsaɪ.lɪd/

syllid noun: any polychaete worm of the family Syllidae.

syllid: any polychaete worm of the family Syllidae
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Noun

syllid (plural syllids)

  1. Any polychaete worm of the family Syllidae.

Forms of syllid

pluralsyllids

Origin of syllid

Borrowed from translingual Syllidae. By surface analysis, translingual Syllis + -id.

Words that rhyme with syllid

Questions about syllid

What does syllid mean?
Syllid means any polychaete worm of the family Syllidae.
What part of speech is syllid?
Syllid is a noun.
How do you pronounce syllid?
Syllid is pronounced /ˈsaɪ.lɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of syllid?
The plural of syllid is syllids.

Words near syllid in the dictionary

  1. syllepses
  2. syllepsis
  3. sylleptic
  4. sylleptical
  5. sylleptically
  6. syllid
  7. syllids
  8. syllogai
  9. sylloge
  10. sylloges
  11. syllogisation

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