ictalurus

Questions about ictalurus

What does ictalurus mean?

ictalurus means "channel catfishes".

How many syllables are in ictalurus?

ictalurus has 4 syllables and divides as ic-ta-lu-rus 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 ictalurus?

Close synonyms include genus Ictalurus. 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 ictalurus a common word?

ictalurus 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.