melogale

Questions about melogale

What does melogale mean?

melogale means "a genus of Mustelidae".

How many syllables are in melogale?

melogale has 4 syllables and divides as me-lo-ga-le 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 melogale?

Close synonyms include genus Melogale. 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 melogale a common word?

melogale 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.