Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epipotamal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epipota-mal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the relatively calm upper reaches of a lowland stream

Example Sentences

"The middle, epipotamal reaches are small to large sand and loam-dominated lowland rivers (LAWA river type 14 and 15) typically dominated by e.g. Barbatula barbatula, Gobio gobio, Leuciscus leuciscus and Gasterosteus aculeatus."

Etymology

From epi- + potamal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi

Questions

What does epipotamal mean?: Describing the relatively calm upper reaches of a lowland stream
Where does epipotamal come from?: From epi- + potamal.

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