Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

island dwarf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables: is-land d-warf
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An island-dwelling organism that has become smaller than its mainland counterparts; an organism that has undergone island dwarfism.

Example Sentences

"Wrangel lies 140 kilometres north of the Siberian mainland and is 7600 square kilometres in extent. Its mammoths were island dwarfs."

Inflected Forms

island dwarfs (plural)

Phrases

insular dwarfism insular gigantism

Frequently Paired Words

insular dwarfism insular gigantism

Questions

What does island dwarf mean?: An island-dwelling organism that has become smaller than its mainland counterparts; an organism that has undergone island dwarfism.

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