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  1. wetlandsnoun

    An area or region that is characteristically saturated; a marsh.

    Their hike in the wetlands took them all the way across the marsh but gave them dozens of mosquito bites.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Wetlands

    Environments or habitats at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems and truly aquatic systems making them different from each yet highly dependent on both. Adaptations to low soil oxygen characterize many wetland species.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of wetlands in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of wetlands in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of wetlands in a Sentence

  1. William Ripple:

    The ponds and wetlands constructed by beavers can serve as natural fire breaks in the case of wildfire.

  2. Gina Ford:

    The floating wetlands we have created are unlike anything seen before, they demonstrate Chicago's real commitment to innovation in its push for environmental sustainability.

  3. Mike Dunleavy:

    EPA’s veto sets a dangerous precedent. Alarmingly, it lays the foundation to stop any development project, mining or non-mining, in any area of Alaska with wetlands and fish-bearing streams.

  4. Charles Iceland:

    Both declining rainfall and increasing demand in these countries are causing many rivers, lakes, and wetlands to dry up.

  5. Wouter Buytaert:

    While glacier meltwater propagates downstream, it mixes with water from other sources such as direct rainfall, wetlands, and groundwater, up to a point where the impact of glacier melting may become negligible.

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