paludinaladj.
/pəˈl(j)uːdᵿnl/, U.S. /pəˈludɪn(ə)l/ Originally: of or relating to a snail of the type represented by the genus Paludina (see Paludina n.). In later use: = paludal adj. 2.
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the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective]
fen-lichc1000
fennyc1000
mooryOE
marshya1382
marshlyc1410
moorisha1492
queachy?a1500
marish1549
plashya1552
foggy?1555
fen-like1561
undrained1573
fennish1577
boggy1587
paludious1595
wealy1601
marishy1607
snapy1607
uliginous1610
quagmiry1623
paludiate1632
boggish1633
pooly1652
swampy1661
spouty1677
gouty1686
pondy1687
morassy1699
sloppy1699
lairy17..
soggya1722
swampish1725
splashy1727
squashy1751
haggy1765
gaulty1784
slumpy1823
sumpy1824
paludine1852
paludic1854
paludinal1856
paludian1860
paludinous1866
paludal1871
paludial1875
morassic1893
muskeggy1894
swamped1899
1856 T. Antisell Geol. Rep. (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route to Pacific VII) 77 This limestone was probably of estuary or lacustrine origin, judging from the minute paludinal shell present in it.
1882 Amer. Naturalist 16 644 The difference of reproductive energy, as shown by the much smaller egg-masses borne by the lacustrine species, depends upon the vastly greater destruction to which the paludinal crustacea are subjected.
1945 Geogr. Rev. 35 398 The paludinal origin is confirmed by the large number of gastropod shells.
1990 Economist (Nexis) 20 Oct. 16 Mr Hussein would have gained a bit of territory by aggression, but only a little bit (some paludinal islands and part of an oil field straddling a disputed border).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1856