mudpuddle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mud +‎ puddle

Noun[edit]

mudpuddle (plural mudpuddles)

  1. A puddle of mud or muddy water.

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Verb[edit]

mudpuddle (third-person singular simple present mudpuddles, present participle mudpuddling, simple past and past participle mudpuddled)

A butterfly mudpuddling
  1. Of butterflies, to congregate on moist soil for feeding
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    It is not known why some butterfly species mudpuddle, but it is well known that they do.