hirundo

Questions about hirundo

What does hirundo mean?

hirundo means "type genus of the Hirundinidae".

How many syllables are in hirundo?

hirundo has 3 syllables and divides as hi-run-do 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 hirundo?

Close synonyms include genus Hirundo. 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 hirundo a common word?

hirundo 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.