blennius

Questions about blennius

What does blennius mean?

blennius means "type genus of the Blenniidae".

How many syllables are in blennius?

blennius has 3 syllables and divides as blen-ni-us 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 blennius?

Close synonyms include genus Blennius. 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 blennius a common word?

blennius 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.