gerbillus

Questions about gerbillus

What does gerbillus mean?

gerbillus means "type genus of the Gerbillinae: typical gerbils".

How many syllables are in gerbillus?

gerbillus has 3 syllables and divides as ger-bil-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 gerbillus?

Close synonyms include genus Gerbillus. 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 gerbillus a common word?

gerbillus 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.