sphenisciformes

Questions about sphenisciformes

What does sphenisciformes mean?

sphenisciformes means "penguins".

How many syllables are in sphenisciformes?

sphenisciformes has 4 syllables and divides as spheni-sci-for-mes 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 sphenisciformes?

Close synonyms include order Sphenisciformes. 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 sphenisciformes a common word?

sphenisciformes 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.