marsh
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The dinosaur ended up in a salty marsh, where conditions slowed decomposition and helped preserve the fragile network of blood vessels.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
An area of wet woodland and marsh has been acquired alongside pastureland south of the River Sow.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The number and variety of plants increased over time, including locally rare species such as southern marsh orchid, greater tussock-sedge, yellow rattle and common centaury.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
They are the large blue butterfly, the Duke of Burgundy butterfly, the marsh fritillary butterfly, the wart-biter cricket, juniper and the burnt-tip orchid.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
For a moment, I stood there, looking out at the marsh and listening to all of her sounds: insects buzzing, crickets singing, bubbles popping on the surface.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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North American river otters live in rivers, lakes, streams, marshes and on seacoasts, according to the conservation group River Otter Ecology Project.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
She said wasps on the marshes would have to deal with roaming cattle and sheep, so she challenged her inner "ungulate" to stroll through the office like a "browsing cow".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
This giant salamander lived in the broad freshwater lakes and marshes that covered parts of Kyushu several million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Saltwater is beginning to contaminate farmland reclaimed over the past five centuries from the delta marshes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Then they were in darkness in the center of the salt marshes.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Vocabulary lists containing marsh
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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