Paludic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Paludic is an adjective meaning Alternative form of paludal.
Meaning
Alternative form of paludal.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Synonym of malarial.
Example Sentences
The form of the paludic ameba is spherical when it is big and strong.
Quinine, for example, was a known treatment for malaria and other 'bilious fevers of a paludic nature'.
The paludic soils, coded "Pt," characterize peat accumulated in fen, transitional, or bog mire ecosystems.
The principle explaining the transmission of paludic diseases through the introduction of the protozoa into the body of the Anopheles, and consequently into the vertebrate animals is universally accepted.
Synonyms for paludic
Depending on context, synonyms include malarial.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paludous, paludinous, paludine, paludose, malarioid, plaguish.
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