hexanchus

Questions about hexanchus

What does hexanchus mean?

hexanchus means "a genus of Hexanchidae".

How many syllables are in hexanchus?

hexanchus has 3 syllables and divides as hex-an-chus 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 hexanchus?

Close synonyms include genus Hexanchus. 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 hexanchus a common word?

hexanchus 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.