nimravus

Questions about nimravus

What does nimravus mean?

nimravus means "false sabertoothed tigers".

How many syllables are in nimravus?

nimravus has 3 syllables and divides as nim-ra-vus 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 nimravus?

Close synonyms include genus Nimravus. 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 nimravus a common word?

nimravus 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.