单词 | river swamp |
释义 | > as lemmasriver swamp river swamp n. an area of waterlogged land adjoining a river. ΚΠ 1741 P. Tailfer et al. Narr. Georgia 104 Beyond this, eastward, is a River Swamp; westward a small Body of Wood-land. 1849 W. T. Power Sketches in N.Z. 72 A few curlews, whale-birds, sand-pipers, and wild ducks frequent the coast and river swamps. 1919 N. C. Brown Forest Products 83 Throughout the tropical regions, coasts, and river swamps of South America and Central America, the mangrove occurs in great abundance. 2000 Ecology 81 2732/1 The edge of the river swamp is relatively well defined by an upland area that has frequently been converted to agriculture. < as lemmas |
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