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paludinous

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Etymology

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

Adjective

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paludinous (comparative more paludinous, superlative most paludinous)

  1. paludinal
  2. Like or relating to the genus Paludina.
  3. Of or relating to a marsh or fen.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for paludinous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)