ptilonorhynchus

Questions about ptilonorhynchus

What does ptilonorhynchus mean?

ptilonorhynchus means "type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae".

How many syllables are in ptilonorhynchus?

ptilonorhynchus has 5 syllables and divides as pti-lo-nor-hyn-chus 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 ptilonorhynchus?

Close synonyms include genus Ptilonorhynchus. 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 ptilonorhynchus a common word?

ptilonorhynchus 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.