ponddweller

noun
UK /ˈpɒndˌdwɛlə/
US /ˈpɑːndˌdwɛlər/

A ponddweller is a small animal or bug that lives in a pond.

The frog is a happy ponddweller who hops from lily pad to lily pad.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A person who spends a lot of time around a pond, like a nature watcher.

My grandpa is a real ponddweller and knows every fish in the water.

3. A plant that grows in or right beside a pond.

The reeds are ponddwellers that sway in the breeze at the water's edge.

4. A make-believe creature said to live at the bottom of a pond.

The storybook told of a shy ponddweller who guarded the shiny stones.