paludal

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paludal (puh-LOOD-l, PAL-yuh-dl) - adj., of, pertaining to, or existing in a marsh; marshy.


With a secondary meaning of malarial, minor enough that many dictionaries don't mention it. Coined around 1820 from Latin palūs, swamp/marsh.

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