parophrys

Questions about parophrys

What does parophrys mean?

parophrys means "a genus of Soleidae".

How many syllables are in parophrys?

parophrys has 3 syllables and divides as pa-roph-rys 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 parophrys?

Close synonyms include genus Parophrys. 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 parophrys a common word?

parophrys 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.