tylenchus

Questions about tylenchus

What does tylenchus mean?

tylenchus means "type genus of the family Tylenchidae".

How many syllables are in tylenchus?

tylenchus has 3 syllables and divides as ty-len-chus 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 tylenchus?

Close synonyms include genus Tylenchus. 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 tylenchus a common word?

tylenchus 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.