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rain forest

NOUN
forest with heavy rainfall
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His photos of temperate rain forest in Wales reveal shapes, structures and colours that rival a coral reef.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

In the show, celebrities of all eras are joined together to live in the harsh conditions of the Australian rain forest.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Every rain forest we bulldoze for cattle and every open pit lithium mine we carve out to power our Teslas is hardly different than a Cordyceps fungus turning its host into a zombie.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2023

To look for these sites, the researchers found data gathered for other studies of biomass in the northern, central and southern regions of the Amazon rain forest.

From Scientific American • Oct. 5, 2023

Instead, this evidence suggested that Pygmies had once been widespread in the rain forest of Central Africa, while Khoisan peoples had been widespread in drier parts of subequatorial Africa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond



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