anhima

Questions about anhima

What does anhima mean?

anhima means "type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers".

How many syllables are in anhima?

anhima has 3 syllables and divides as an-hi-ma 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 anhima?

Close synonyms include genus Anhima. 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 anhima a common word?

anhima 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.