▪ I. palustral, a. rare.
(pəˈlʌstrəl)
[f. L. palustr-is pertaining to a marsh (f. palus marsh) + -al1.]
Pertaining to or inhabiting marshes; paludal. So paˈlustrian a. (n.); paˈlustrine a.
| 1607 Topsell Four-f. Beasts (1658) 162 The Palustrains or Marishie Elephants are hair-brained and inconstant. 1787 W. Marshall Norfolk I. 311 Palustrean productions. 1879 Webster Suppl., Palustral, pertaining to a bog or marsh. 1882 Ogilvie (Annandale) Suppl., Palustrine. 1900 Brit. Med. Jrnl. No. 2041. 301 All the palustral mosquitos are not malarial. |
▪ II. palustral, -tre
obs. erron. ff. palæstral, -tra.