mudpuddle

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noun

A puddle of mud or muddy water.

“It is not known why some butterfly species mudpuddle, but it is well known that they do.”

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Meanings

nounmudpuddle (plural mudpuddles)

plural mudpuddles

  1. A puddle of mud or muddy water.
verbmudpuddle (third-person singular simple present mudpuddles, present participle mudpuddling, simple past and past participle mudpuddled)

present singular third person mudpuddles · participle present mudpuddling · participle past mudpuddled · past mudpuddled

  1. Of butterflies, to congregate on moist soil for feeding.

    It is not known why some butterfly species mudpuddle, but it is well known that they do.

Origin

From mud + puddle.

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Translations

German Schlammpfütze
  • Schlammpfützea puddle of mud
Polish bajoro
  • bajoroa puddle of mud
Romanian baltă de noroi
  • baltă de noroia puddle of mud
Cite this entry
APA

mudpuddle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudpuddle

MLA

“mudpuddle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudpuddle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mudpuddle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mudpuddle.

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