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Made up of more than 10,000 acres, this National Wildlife Refuge also contains salt marshes and a driftwood bone yard.
—Judy Garrison, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2024
Consider the South American intertidal burrowing crab, a key species in the tidal flats and salt marsh grassland ecosystems of coastal Brazil and Argentina.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
Wood benches and swings overlook the salt marsh and dock where residents keep kayaks.
—Kara Franker, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024
Our plantable zones for salt marsh almost doubled, if not tripled.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of salt marsh was
before the 12th century
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“Salt marsh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20marsh. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
salt marsh
noun
: flat land that is overflowed by salt water
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