Meanings
nounsprawler (plural sprawlers)
plural sprawlers
- 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
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sprawler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprawler
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“sprawler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprawler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sprawler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sprawler.
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