Etymograph

English

swampwatcher

From swamp + watcher.

A compound of swamp + watcher

Middle English swam ‘swamp, muddy pool, bog, marsh”, also “fungus,…’

English swamp

Middle English wacchere

English watcher

Today it means

noun A species of libellulid dragonfly, Potamarcha congener, of Southeast Asia and northeastern Australia.

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Etymograph / swampwatcher