xiphosura

Questions about xiphosura

What does xiphosura mean?

xiphosura means "horseshoe crabs and extinct forms".

How many syllables are in xiphosura?

xiphosura has 4 syllables and divides as xi-pho-su-ra 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 xiphosura?

Close synonyms include order Xiphosura. 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 xiphosura a common word?

xiphosura 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.