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Paludal [pÉ™-LOOD-l]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, 19th century

1. (Of a plant, animal, or soil) Living or occurring in a marshy habitat.

Examples of paludal in a sentence

"Ducks generally prefer to nest in a paludal area."

"At the base of the hill was a paludal spot full of bulrushes."