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Everglades

[ ev-er-gleydz ]

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. a swampy and partly forested region in S Florida, mostly S of Lake Okeechobee. Over 5,000 sq. mi. (12,950 sq. km).


Everglades

/ ˈɛəˌɡɪ /

plural noun

  1. the Everglades
    a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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starts as seemingly unrelated deaths in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Elfin Cove and Florida’s Everglades National Park grows into a conspiracy that threatens life on the planet.

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Xander Robin’s “The Python Hunt” examines a Florida contest to capture pythons in the Everglades.

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The test was designed to operate seamlessly in Florida's varied and challenging environments, from dense Everglades habitats to urban areas where non-native constrictors are now found.

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Adler was a freshman at Ransom Everglades School in Coconut Grove and a ballerina with the Miami City Ballet.

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The program featured a photo of Graham smiling in a tie, his suit coat thrown over his shoulder, his pant legs rolled up as he stood calf deep in Everglades muck.

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