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wetlands

wetlands is the plural of wetland.

Meaning of wetland

Noun

wetland (plural wetlands)

  1. (plural-normally) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
    • European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a tapestry of streams, channels, wetlands, lakes and lush riparian meadows enriched by floodwaters from the Mississippi River.2013 January, Nancy Langston, “The Fraught History of a Watery World”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 1, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2013, page 59
    Synonyms:
    waterland

Phrases with wetlands

Questions about wetlands

What is wetlands the plural of?
Wetlands is the plural of wetland.

Words near wetlands in the dictionary

  1. wetiko
  2. wetikos
  3. wetland
  4. wetlander
  5. wetlanders
  6. wetlands
  7. wetlease
  8. Wetley Rocks
  9. Wetli
  10. wetline
  11. wetlines

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