hexamita

Questions about hexamita

What does hexamita mean?

hexamita means "flagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds".

How many syllables are in hexamita?

hexamita has 4 syllables and divides as hex-a-mi-ta 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 hexamita?

Close synonyms include genus Hexamita. 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 hexamita a common word?

hexamita 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.