caatinga
Pronunciations
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/kɑːˈtɪŋɡə/
Noun
A sparse, thorny wooded biome of northeastern Brazil containing drought-resistant trees.
- Examples
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He then goes on his way at a steady pace that does not tire him, climbing up slopes or down ravines, traversing scrubland caatinga or stony ground.
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The geological substrate of the caatinga is severely eroded crystalline bedrock of the Precambrian Brazilian Shield and Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary basins.
Word forms
caatingas