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wetland vs marsh

marsh vs wetland

wetland and marsh both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wetland Yes No No No
marsh Yes No No No
As nouns, marsh is a hyponym of wetland; that is, marsh is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wetland:
  • wetland: a low area where the land is saturated with water
  • marsh: low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
Other hyponyms of wetland include bog, peat bog, fen, fenland, marshland, swamp, swampland.
wetland (noun) marsh (noun)
a low area where the land is saturated with water low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
Difference between wetland and marsh

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