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: pti-lo-nor-hyn-chus. The stress falls on "nor".

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.