alectoris

Questions about alectoris

What does alectoris mean?

alectoris means "a genus of Perdicidae".

How many syllables are in alectoris?

alectoris has 4 syllables and divides as a-lec-to-ris 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 alectoris?

Close synonyms include genus Alectoris. 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 alectoris a common word?

alectoris 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.