anomalopteryx

Questions about anomalopteryx

What does anomalopteryx mean?

anomalopteryx means "the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey".

How many syllables are in anomalopteryx?

anomalopteryx has 6 syllables and divides as a-no-ma-lop-te-ryx 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 anomalopteryx?

Close synonyms include Anomalopteryx oweni. 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 anomalopteryx a common word?

anomalopteryx is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.