raptores

Questions about raptores

What does raptores mean?

raptores means "term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes".

How many syllables are in raptores?

raptores has 2 syllables and divides as rap-tores 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 raptores?

Close synonyms include order Raptores. 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 raptores a common word?

raptores 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.