albula

Questions about albula

What does albula mean?

albula means "type and sole genus of the family Albulidae".

How many syllables are in albula?

albula has 3 syllables and divides as al-bu-la under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for albula?

Close synonyms include genus Albula. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is albula a common word?

albula is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.