Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

surface-dwelling

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
sur-face-d-welling
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of an organism or animal, that lives on or near the surface of something, such as water or soil.

Questions

What does surface-dwelling mean?
Of an organism or animal, that lives on or near the surface of something, such as water or soil.

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