necturus

Questions about necturus

What does necturus mean?

necturus means "a genus of Proteidae".

How many syllables are in necturus?

necturus has 3 syllables and divides as nec-tu-rus 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 necturus?

Close synonyms include genus Necturus. 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 necturus a common word?

necturus 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.