tundra

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tun·dra /ˈtʌndrə/ noun [countable, uncountable]  PGthe large flat areas of land in the north of Russia, Canada etc, where it is very cold and there are no trees 冻原，苔原

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tundra• Another tundra strategy is to make use of the sea.• White-fronted geese also breed in low-lying, shrub by tundra.• Breeding on tundra and moors, wintering mainly on coasts.• The boundary between the edge of the southern zone and the tundra is the 2°C July isotherm.• How often do you mow the tundra?• Small plants grew upon the tundra, and then the seeds buried with the bones hatched.• Mountainous areas, coastal wetlands, tundra, and temperate forests are under particular threat.Origin tundra (1500-1600) Russian Lapp tundar

tun·dra nounChineseSyllable  

areas in north the of large land the Corpus of flat

tundra
tun‧dra /ˈtʌndrə/ noun [uncountable and countable]the large flat areas of land in the north of Russia, Canada etc, where it is very cold and there are no trees

tun·draBrE /ˈtʌndrə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʌndrə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the large flat Arctic regions of northern Europe, Asia and N America where no trees grow and where the soil below the surface of the ground is always frozen 冻原，苔原（树木不生，底土常年冰冻的北极地区）