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Marsh vs Wetland - What's the difference?

marsh | wetland |

Wetland is a hyponym of marsh.



As nouns the difference between marsh and wetland

is that marsh is an area of low, wet land, often with tall grass while wetland is land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

As a proper noun Marsh

is {{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone living by a {{term|marsh}}.

marsh

English

Noun

(es)
  • An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass.

    • Coordinate terms

    * bog * moor * swamp

    Derived terms

    * marsh deer

    See also

    * marshmallow * slack

    References

    * Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese (in collaborazione con Oxford University Press) . Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003. . Online version here

    Anagrams

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    wetland

    English

    (wikipedia wetland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-01
    • , author=Nancy Langston , title=The Fraught History of a Watery World , volume=101, issue=1, page=59 , magazine= citation , passage=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.}}

    Usage notes

    The plural form is more commonly used.

    Hyponyms

    * bog * fen * marsh * mire * swamp