xiphiidae

Questions about xiphiidae

What does xiphiidae mean?

xiphiidae means "comprising the common swordfishes".

How many syllables are in xiphiidae?

xiphiidae has 4 syllables and divides as xi-phi-i-dae 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 xiphiidae?

Close synonyms include family Xiphiidae. 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 xiphiidae a common word?

xiphiidae 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.