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sprawler

sprawler noun: someone or something which sprawls; agent noun of sprawl.

Noun

sprawler (plural sprawlers)

  1. Someone or something which sprawls; agent noun of sprawl
    • Benthic insects that crawl about on various surfaces of such substrates as rocks, fine sediments, woody debris, or leaf packs can be termed sprawlers.1983, W. Patrick McCafferty, Aquatic Entomology: The Fishermen's and Ecologists' Illustrated Guide to Insects and Their Relatives

Forms of sprawler

pluralsprawlers

Origin of sprawler

From sprawl + -er.

Questions about sprawler

What does sprawler mean?
Sprawler means someone or something which sprawls; agent noun of sprawl.
What part of speech is sprawler?
Sprawler is a noun.
What is the plural of sprawler?
The plural of sprawler is sprawlers.

Words near sprawler in the dictionary

  1. sprauncy
  2. sprawl
  3. sprawlbuster
  4. sprawlbusters
  5. sprawled
  6. sprawler
  7. sprawlers
  8. sprawlest
  9. sprawleth
  10. sprawlier
  11. sprawliest

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