megaptera

Questions about megaptera

What does megaptera mean?

megaptera means "humpback whales".

How many syllables are in megaptera?

megaptera has 4 syllables: me-gap-te-ra. The stress falls on "gap".

What is another word for megaptera?

Close synonyms include genus Megaptera. 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 megaptera a common word?

megaptera 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.