Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water-leech

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-leech
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A leech that inhabits fresh water; an aquatic leech.

Etymology

From Middle English waterleche, water leche, equivalent to water + leech.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: waterleche

Inflected Forms

water-leeches (plural) waterleech (alternative) water leech (alternative)

Antonyms

land-leech

Questions

What does water-leech mean?: A leech that inhabits fresh water; an aquatic leech.
Where does water-leech come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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