cross-banded

1. 1.

   (of snakes) having crossing bands on the back

   Similarpatterned

Questions about cross-banded

What does cross-banded mean?

cross-banded means "(of snakes) having crossing bands on the back".

How many syllables are in cross-banded?

cross-banded has 3 syllables and divides as cross--ban-ded 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.

Is cross-banded a common word?

cross-banded 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.