pomoxis

Questions about pomoxis

What does pomoxis mean?

pomoxis means "crappies".

How many syllables are in pomoxis?

pomoxis has 3 syllables and divides as po-mox-is 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 pomoxis?

Close synonyms include genus Pomoxis. 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 pomoxis a common word?

pomoxis 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.