pezophaps

Questions about pezophaps

What does pezophaps mean?

pezophaps means "constituted by the extinct solitaire".

How many syllables are in pezophaps?

pezophaps has 3 syllables and divides as pe-zo-phaps 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 pezophaps?

Close synonyms include genus Pezophaps. 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 pezophaps a common word?

pezophaps 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.