Wetland

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas. plural-normally

    "European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River."

  2. 2
    a low area where the land is saturated with water wordnet

Synonyms

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marshlandquagwaterland

Example

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"Many of their wetland habitats are being affected by mining."

Etymology

From wet + land. Cognate with West Frisian wetlân.

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