erethizon

Questions about erethizon

What does erethizon mean?

erethizon means "a genus of Erethizontidae".

How many syllables are in erethizon?

erethizon has 4 syllables and divides as e-re-thi-zon 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 erethizon?

Close synonyms include genus Erethizon. 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 erethizon a common word?

erethizon 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.