xenarthra

Questions about xenarthra

What does xenarthra mean?

xenarthra means "armadillos; American anteaters; sloths".

How many syllables are in xenarthra?

xenarthra has 3 syllables and divides as xe-nar-thra 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 xenarthra?

Close synonyms include suborder Xenarthra. 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 xenarthra a common word?

xenarthra 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.