strepsirhini

Questions about strepsirhini

What does strepsirhini mean?

strepsirhini means "in some classifications either coextensive with the Lemuroidea or comprising the true lemurs".

How many syllables are in strepsirhini?

strepsirhini has 4 syllables and divides as strep-sir-hi-ni 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 strepsirhini?

Close synonyms include suborder Strepsirhini. 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 strepsirhini a common word?

strepsirhini 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.