raphus

Questions about raphus

What does raphus mean?

raphus means "type genus of the Raphidae: dodos".

How many syllables are in raphus?

raphus has 2 syllables: ra-phus. The stress falls on "ra".

What is another word for raphus?

Close synonyms include genus Raphus. 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 raphus a common word?

raphus 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.