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the Everglades noun[ plural ] uk /ˈev.ə.ɡleɪdz/ us /ˈev.ɚ.ɡleɪdz/ a natural region of the US state of Florida that is famous for its tropical wetlands and the plants and animals that live there: As human understanding increases, so the severity of the problems faced by the Everglades becomes ever more apparent. Taxpayers support an irrigation system that facilitates Florida sugar growing but ruins the Everglades. Nell and his colleagues took to the Everglades at night, hunting for gators near and far from nests. Bulldozers can't be used because they would scar the fragile Everglades. |