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Meaning of paludinous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Paludinal: characteristic of or relating to marsh, swamp or fen.
  2. Relating to the genus Paludina.

Examples

“The ground, where there happened to be any, was covered with spongy moss, and mucous lichens. We wasted days in going round deep swamps, while all kinds of paludinous creatures glided about and frightened our horses. Our water - proof overcoats were worn full of holes and we were drenched to the skin.”
“... species of coccinellids are known to be firmly restricted to a certain, more or less strictly defined habitat. Among the common species, for example, the hygrophilous Anisostica novemdecimpunctata is bound to vegetation of paludinous habitats (as marshes, fens and moist meadows), […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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