Everglades vs. Bayou
Evergladesnoun
a large subtropical swamp in southern Florida that is noted for its wildlife
Everglades
The Everglades is a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm. The ecosystem it forms is not presently found anywhere else on earth.
Bayounoun
A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.
Bayounoun
A swamp, a marshy (stagnant) body of water.
Bayounoun
An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without perceptible movement except from tide and wind.
Bayounoun
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
Bayou
In usage in the Southern United States, a bayou () is a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area, and may refer to an extremely slow-moving stream or river (often with a poorly defined shoreline), a marshy lake or wetland or a creek whose current reverses daily due to tides, and which contains brackish water highly conducive to fish life and plankton. Bayous are commonly found in the Gulf Coast region of the southern United States, especially in the Mississippi River Delta.
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