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drə, ˈtʊn- noun
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
Origin:
1835–45; < Russian túndra < Lappish; compare Kola Lappish tūndar flat elevated area
1835–45; < Russian túndra < Lappish; compare Kola Lappish tūndar flat elevated area
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tundra (ˈtʌndrə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a. a vast treeless zone lying between the ice cap and the timberline of North America and Eurasia and having a permanently frozen subsoil | |
| b. (as modifier): tundra vegetation | |
| [C19: from Russian, from Lapp tundar hill; related to Finnish tunturi treeless hill] | |
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Tundra
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
tundra
an Arctic steppe, 1841, from Rus. tundra, from Lappish tundar "elevated wasteland."
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Science Dictionary
| tundra (tŭn'drə) Pronunciation Key
A cold, treeless, usually lowland area of far northern regions. The lower strata of soil of tundras are permanently frozen, but in summer the top layer of soil thaws and can support low-growing mosses, lichens, grasses, and small shrubs. |
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Cultural Dictionary
tundra definition
A land area near the North Pole where the soil is permanently frozen a few feet underground.
Note: There are no trees on the tundra: the vegetation is primarily lichens and mosses.
Note: Tundra is widespread in Lapland and in the far northern portions of Alaska, Canada, and the Soviet Union.
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Example sentences
It is a global species, living everywhere but the harshest deserts and the coldest tundra.
Wet tundra is also crucial for thousands of geese after the nesting season.
There visitors pick up the shuttle bus and enjoy a hop-on-hop-off ride through the wintry expanse of the tundra.
Frozen dog dirt stipples the tundra of the golf course.
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