chironomid
noun
chironomid is spelled C-H-I-R-O-N-O-M-I-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chironomid means “Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chironomid is chironomids.
How many letters and syllables are in chironomid?
| Letters | 10: C-H-I-R-O-N-O-M-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chironomid?
Chironomid appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of chironomid
- chironomids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chironomid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the non-biting midges or Chironomidae, a family of true flies within the order Diptera.
Fossil chironomids have proven useful as indicators of climatic change.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chironomid come from?
Borrowed from Translingual Chironomidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).