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The area has large salt marshes and is another important site for over-wintering birds.—Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025 Make your trip memorable with a horseback ride along the beach or a paddleboarding session along the salt marsh.—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2025 The estuary, one of the few salt marshes remaining in Southern California, is a breeding, feeding and nesting ground and key stopover point for migrating birds on their routes from Canada to Mexico and South America, said Green, 48.—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025 During a tour of the surrounding salt marshes, visitors can view Wilson’s snipes and belted kingfishers scanning the water for prey, while the park’s forests are perfect for spotting passerines like the common yellowthroat, American redstart and northern cardinal.—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt marsh
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of salt marsh was
before the 12th century
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