triffid

Meaning of triffid

noun

(in science fiction) a member of a race of predatory plants which are capable of growing to a gigantic size and are possessed of locomotive ability and a poisonous sting.

coined by John Wyndham in Day of the Triffids (1951).

Information about triffid

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of triffid is: triffids.
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Hyphenation of triffid

trif-fid

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • triffid is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Words that rhyme with triffid

giraffid

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