xiphias

Questions about xiphias

What does xiphias mean?

xiphias means "type genus of the Xiphiidae".

How many syllables are in xiphias?

xiphias has 3 syllables and divides as xi-phi-as 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 xiphias?

Close synonyms include genus Xiphias. 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 xiphias a common word?

xiphias 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.