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Wetland

(usually in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

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(usually in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Wetland"

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swampnoun	An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
bayounoun	A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
fennoun	A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.
aquaticnoun	Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.
pondnoun	An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
bognoun	(UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, slang) A place to defecate: originally specifically a latrine or outhouse but now used for any toilet.
marshnoun	An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen, morass.)
muskegnoun	(Canada) A terrain composed of peat bog with tussocky meadow and woody vegetation including spruce.
boggy	Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
marshlandnoun	Marshy land; bog or fen.
marshy	Of, or resembling a marsh; boggy.
swampy	Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
wetternoun	A wetting agent or surfactant.
wetnoun	Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.
moisturenoun	The state of being moist.
humid	Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
moistverb	Characterized by the presence of moisture; not dry; slightly wet; damp.
dampverb	In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
malarianoun	(pathology) A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
sloughnoun	(transitive) To shed skin or outer layers.