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semipelagic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semipelag-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Partially living their life on the bottom (benthic) and partially living their life in the water column above (pelagic).

Etymology

From semi- + pelagic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more semipelagic (comparative) most semipelagic (superlative) semi-pelagic (alternative)

Questions

What does semipelagic mean?
Partially living their life on the bottom (benthic) and partially living their life in the water column above (pelagic).
Where does semipelagic come from?
From semi- + pelagic.

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