apogon

Questions about apogon

What does apogon mean?

apogon means "type genus of the Apogonidae".

How many syllables are in apogon?

apogon has 3 syllables and divides as a-po-gon 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 apogon?

Close synonyms include genus Apogon. 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 apogon a common word?

apogon 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.