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mudpuddle

mudpuddle noun: a puddle of mud or muddy water.

mudpuddle: a puddle of mud or muddy water
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Noun

mudpuddle (plural mudpuddles)

  1. A puddle of mud or muddy water.

Verb

mudpuddle (third-person singular simple present mudpuddles, present participle mudpuddling, simple past and past participle mudpuddled)

  1. Of butterflies, to congregate on moist soil for feeding.
    • It is not known why some butterfly species mudpuddle, but it is well known that they do.

Forms of mudpuddle

Noun
pluralmudpuddles
Verb
third-person singular presentmudpuddles
present participlemudpuddling
past participlemudpuddled
pastmudpuddled

Origin of mudpuddle

From mud + puddle.

Questions about mudpuddle

What does mudpuddle mean?
Mudpuddle means a puddle of mud or muddy water.
What part of speech is mudpuddle?
Mudpuddle can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of mudpuddle?
The plural of mudpuddle is mudpuddles.

Words near mudpuddle in the dictionary

  1. mudpot
  2. mudpots
  3. mudprawn
  4. mudprawns
  5. mudproof
  6. mudpuddle
  7. mudpuddled
  8. mudpuddles
  9. mudpuddling
  10. mudpuppies
  11. mudpuppy

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