Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waterdog

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wa-ter-dog
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mudpuppy.

noun

The mature larva of an ambystomid salamander, particularly that of the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum).

noun

An axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).

noun

A small irregular floating cloud supposed to indicate rain.

Etymology

From water + dog.

Inflected Forms

waterdogs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

seadog

Questions

What does waterdog mean?
A mudpuppy.
Where does waterdog come from?
From water + dog.

How to pronounce waterdog

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