paralichthys

Questions about paralichthys

What does paralichthys mean?

paralichthys means "a genus of Bothidae".

How many syllables are in paralichthys?

paralichthys has 4 syllables and divides as pa-ra-lich-thys 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 paralichthys?

Close synonyms include genus Paralichthys. 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 paralichthys a common word?

paralichthys 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.