Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intralacustrine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-trala-cus-trine
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Occurring entirely within a certain lake. Usually applied to speciation.

Example Sentences

"2016, Lucek, K., Kristjánsson, B. K., Skúlason S., & Seehausen O. Ecosystem size matters: the dimensionality of intralacustrine diversification in Icelandic stickleback is predicted by lake size. Ecology and Evolution, 6(15), 5256–5272"

Etymology

From intra- + lacustrine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: intra

Questions

What does intralacustrine mean?: Occurring entirely within a certain lake. Usually applied to speciation.
Where does intralacustrine come from?: From intra- + lacustrine.

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