lepidochelys

Questions about lepidochelys

What does lepidochelys mean?

lepidochelys means "ridleys".

How many syllables are in lepidochelys?

lepidochelys has 5 syllables: le-pi-do-che-lys. The stress falls on "do".

What is another word for lepidochelys?

Close synonyms include genus Lepidochelys. 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 lepidochelys a common word?

lepidochelys 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.