taiga

/ˈtaɪɡə/

name 2noun 1

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ADJ.

endless, frigid

VERB + TAIGA

like, spring, suited, walked

TAIGA + NOUN

ecosystem, s, steppes, way, winters, wood

PREP.

in, in, into, out, through

ADV.

everywhere, only, quickly

Definitions

noun

A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.

The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.

Like the taiga, he was everywhere, and mysterious—a heroic being with unearthly gifts.

name

A lake in Alaska.

name

Alternative spelling of Tayga.

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The mountains run from the Arctic Island of Novaya Zemlya southwards, dividing the endless wastes of the Siberian taiga and the steppes from the Russian platform in the west.

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Like the taiga, he was everywhere, and mysterious—a heroic being with unearthly gifts.

Wiktionary

Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their f

Wiktionary

We walked through the taiga.

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He noticed a deer in the taiga.

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It is snowy and warm in the Siberian taiga in spring.

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