Palustral

//pəˈlʌstɹəl// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to or located in marshes; marshy.

    "The insects are scant, skinny. / In these palustral homes we only / Croak and wither."

  2. 2
    That requires a marshy habitat.

    "Telebasis salva is found in shallow waters containing palustral vegetation."

Synonyms

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boggyfennymarshypaludalpalustrinepalustrous

Example

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"The insects are scant, skinny. / In these palustral homes we only / Croak and wither."

Etymology

From Latin palustris, from palūs (“swamp”), -al.

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