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< tundish

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tun·dra

) KEY

NOUN:

A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation such as lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs.

ETYMOLOGY:
Russian, from Sami tndar, flat-topped hill

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