paludal
[ puh-lood-l, pal-yuh-dl ]
adjective
of or relating to marshes.
produced by marshes, as miasma or disease.
Origin of paludal
1Other words from paludal
- post·pa·lu·dal, adjective
Words Nearby paludal
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How to use paludal in a sentence
As long as the paludal theory held sway, the chemical interpretation of this identity of the product in every latitude was easy.
paludal or malarial pharyngitis may arise from the same causes as malarial fevers.
In the Roman states alone, sixty thousand perish every year from this paludal influence.
Martyria | Augustus C. Hamlin
British Dictionary definitions for paludal
paludal
/ (pəˈljuːdəl, ˈpæljʊdəl) /
adjectiverare
of, relating to, or produced by marshes
malarial
Origin of paludal
1C19: from Latin palus marsh; related to Sanskrit palvala pond
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