gypaetus

Questions about gypaetus

What does gypaetus mean?

gypaetus means "in some classifications the type genus of the family Aegypiidae".

How many syllables are in gypaetus?

gypaetus has 4 syllables and divides as gy-pa-e-tus 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 gypaetus?

Close synonyms include genus Gypaetus. 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 gypaetus a common word?

gypaetus 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.