ixobrychus

Questions about ixobrychus

What does ixobrychus mean?

ixobrychus means "bitterns".

How many syllables are in ixobrychus?

ixobrychus has 4 syllables: ix-o-bry-chus. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for ixobrychus?

Close synonyms include genus Ixobrychus. 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 ixobrychus a common word?

ixobrychus 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.