seriphus

Questions about seriphus

What does seriphus mean?

seriphus means "a genus of Sciaenidae".

How many syllables are in seriphus?

seriphus has 3 syllables and divides as se-ri-phus 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 seriphus?

Close synonyms include genus Seriphus. 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 seriphus a common word?

seriphus 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.