Helobious

/hɪˈloʊbiəs/ adjective

Definition

Living in or adapted to marshy, swampy, or wetland environments.

Etymology

From Greek 'helos' (marsh or swamp) + 'bios' (life). The term was developed by 19th-century botanists and zoologists to classify organisms specifically adapted to wetland habitats.

Kelly Says

Helobious plants and animals have evolved amazing tricks to survive in waterlogged, oxygen-poor soil—like water lilies with special air-filled tissues and dragonfly nymphs with specialized gills that can extract oxygen from murky water.

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