"paludinous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more paludinous [comparative], most paludinous [superlative]
Etymology: From Medieval Latin palūdīnōsus (“marshy, swampy”), ultimately from palūs. Sense 2 from translingual Paludina + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ML.|palūdīnōsus||marshy, swampy}} Medieval Latin palūdīnōsus (“marshy, swampy”), {{af|en|mul:Paludina|-ous}} translingual Paludina + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} paludinous (comparative more paludinous, superlative most paludinous)
  1. Paludinal: characteristic of or relating to marsh, swamp or fen.
    Sense id: en-paludinous-en-adj-xLcQ4M62 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (obsolete) Relating to the genus Paludina. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-paludinous-en-adj-ISJNP60b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Wetlands Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Wetlands: 14 86
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