corydalus

Questions about corydalus

What does corydalus mean?

corydalus means "type genus of the Corydalidae".

How many syllables are in corydalus?

corydalus has 4 syllables and divides as co-ry-da-lus 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 corydalus?

Close synonyms include genus Corydalus, Corydalis, genus Corydalis. 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 corydalus a common word?

corydalus 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.