coccyzus

Questions about coccyzus

What does coccyzus mean?

coccyzus means "a genus of Cuculidae".

How many syllables are in coccyzus?

coccyzus has 3 syllables and divides as coc-cy-zus 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 coccyzus?

Close synonyms include genus Coccyzus. 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 coccyzus a common word?

coccyzus 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.