apodemus

Questions about apodemus

What does apodemus mean?

apodemus means "Old World field mice".

How many syllables are in apodemus?

apodemus has 4 syllables and divides as a-po-de-mus 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 apodemus?

Close synonyms include genus Apodemus. 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 apodemus a common word?

apodemus 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.