": a marshy depression in which water collects in the wet season : a temporary lake : pan":[],
": marsh":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"in sense 1, from Afrikaans vlei meadow, valley, vlei, from Middle Dutch valeye valley, field, from Old French valee ; in sense 2, from obsolete Dutch dialect (Hudson valley) vlei , from Middle Dutch valeye":""
": a southern African murid rodent ( Otomys irroratus ) that has long shaggy grizzled pelage, broad ears, and a short scaly tail and is often destructive to young conifers":[]