aschelminthes

Questions about aschelminthes

What does aschelminthes mean?

aschelminthes means "unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms".

How many syllables are in aschelminthes?

aschelminthes has 3 syllables and divides as a-schelmin-thes 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 aschelminthes?

Close synonyms include Nematoda, phylum Nematoda, phylum Aschelminthes. 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 aschelminthes a common word?

aschelminthes 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.