marsh

noun, often attributive

\ˈmärsh

Definition of marsh

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a tract of soft wet land usually characterized by monocotyledons (such as grasses or cattails)

Marsh

biographical name

\ˈmärsh

Definition of Marsh (Entry 2 of 2)

Dame (Edith) Ngaio \ ˈnī-(ˌ)ō \ 1899–1982 New Zealand writer

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Noun

a wide expanse of marsh the marshes along the coast support a remarkable profusion of plants and animals

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Biologists also would sometimes capture an animal, perform a vasectomy and follow it back into the marshes to find the pack. — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, "Eradication of invasive rodent off to a slow start in California," 12 May 2018 One day in February, Gerstenberg slogged through the water flooding the marsh in chest waders to check his nine traps. — Ryan Sabalow, sacbee, "Invasive swamp rodent has California scrambling to come up with a battle plan | The Sacramento Bee," 22 Feb. 2018 The trail winds down to the bottom of the impressive outcroppings that meet the marsh grass and water. — Peter Marteka, courant.com, "Hikers, Are You Up To The Challenge Of These 14 Trails?," 15 May 2018 The sediment would feed Barataria Bay marshes in attempts to reduce land loss rates and sustain wetlands damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report. — Sara Sneath, NOLA.com, "State to lose $400,000 a month if Plaquemines Parish delays restoration project, official says," 22 May 2018 In the marsh, ducks, geese and bald eagles are flourishing across the four major flyways of North America. — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, "Chart-buster times: salmon to whales, bears to bighorns," 8 July 2018 Sandy Neck in Barnstable produced a clapper rail, a seaside sparrow, 16 saltmarsh sparrows, 2 willow flycatchers, a marsh wren, and 2 brown thrashers. — BostonGlobe.com, "Bird sightings on Cape Cod," 24 June 2018 Five of the six had eaten raccoon, and some had eaten deer or chicken; the sixth had dined on marsh rice rat, but the report notes that any of the birds could have vomited other stomach contents. — Karin Brulliard And Dana Hedgpeth, baltimoresun.com, "Thirteen bald eagles were found dead in a field in Maryland. This is what killed them.," 20 June 2018 Along the bayou, workers navigate marsh buggy excavators building containment dikes. — Gena Somra, CNN, "Louisiana's shrinking marshes signal the loss of a way of life," 6 June 2018

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