arctocephalus

Questions about arctocephalus

What does arctocephalus mean?

arctocephalus means "fur seals".

How many syllables are in arctocephalus?

arctocephalus has 5 syllables: arc-to-ce-pha-lus. The stress falls on "ce".

What is another word for arctocephalus?

Close synonyms include genus Arctocephalus. 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 arctocephalus a common word?

arctocephalus 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.