Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underpopulation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-pop-u-la-tion
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Insufficient population.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From under- + population.

Usage

Questions

What does underpopulation mean?
Insufficient population.
Where does underpopulation come from?
From under- + population.

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