ancylus

Questions about ancylus

What does ancylus mean?

ancylus means "type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet".

How many syllables are in ancylus?

ancylus has 3 syllables and divides as an-cy-lus 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 ancylus?

Close synonyms include genus Ancylus. 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 ancylus a common word?

ancylus 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.