Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rheophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rheophile
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism that thrives in the presence of running water.

Etymology

From rheo- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rheo
Suffix: phile

Inflected Forms

rheophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

rheophilic rheophily

Questions

What does rheophile mean?: Any organism that thrives in the presence of running water.
Where does rheophile come from?: From rheo- + -phile.

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