centropus

Questions about centropus

What does centropus mean?

centropus means "a genus of Cuculidae".

How many syllables are in centropus?

centropus has 3 syllables and divides as cen-tro-pus 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 centropus?

Close synonyms include genus Centropus. 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 centropus a common word?

centropus 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.