Words with Suffix “--us” in English (US)

Eleutherodactylus is a six-syllable noun of Greek and Latin origin, referring to a genus of Caribbean frogs. Primary stress falls on the antepenultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard US English rules, prioritizing vowel-initial and consonant-final syllable formation.

Macracanthorhynchus divides as Mac-ra-can-tho-rhyn-chus (6 syllables). It is a Greek-Latin taxonomic compound meaning 'large thorn-snout,' composed of macr- (large) + acanth- (thorn) + -o- (linking vowel) + rhynch- (snout) + -us (Latin ending). Primary stress falls on 'rhyn' /raɪŋ/, secondary on 'Mac' /mæk/. IPA: /ˌmæk.rə.kæn.θoʊˈraɪŋ.kəs/. Greek digraphs 'th', 'rh', 'ch' are preserved as single phonemes.

The word 'eleutherodactylus' is a Greek-derived noun denoting a genus of frogs. It is divided into eight syllables (e-le-u-the-ro-da-cty-lus) with primary stress on the antepenultimate syllable. Syllabification follows standard US English rules based on vowel sounds and consonant clusters.