pterois

Questions about pterois

What does pterois mean?

pterois means "lionfishes".

How many syllables are in pterois?

pterois has 2 syllables and divides as pte-rois 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 pterois?

Close synonyms include genus Pterois. 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 pterois a common word?

pterois 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.