lophiidae

Questions about lophiidae

What does lophiidae mean?

lophiidae means "large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers".

How many syllables are in lophiidae?

lophiidae has 4 syllables and divides as lo-phi-i-dae 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 lophiidae?

Close synonyms include family Lophiidae. 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 lophiidae a common word?

lophiidae 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.