paludinous

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paludinous

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From Medieval Latin palūdīnōsus (“marshy, swampy”), ultimately from palūs. Sense 2 from translingual Paludina + -ous.

adjective more paludinous · most paludinous

Paludinal: characteristic of or relating to marsh, swamp or fen. The ground, where there happened to be any, was covered with spongy moss, and mucous lichens. We wasted days in going round deep swamps, while all kinds of paludinous creatures glided about and frightened our horses. Our water - proof overcoats were worn full of holes and we were drenched to the ski
obsolete Relating to the genus Paludina.

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@misc{paludinous_2026,
  title = {paludinous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paludinous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}