| 单词 | savanna |
| 释义 | savanna (once / 11442 pages) n A savanna is a grassy, usually tropical area of land. You're more likely to find a savanna in Tanzania than in Savannah, Georgia. You can spell this word savanna or savannah — either way, you're talking about a particular kind of ecosystem that's mostly covered with grass and sparsely placed trees. While most savannas are in tropical or subtropical parts of the world, there are also temperate savannas (including in the Great Plains of the U.S.) and mediterranean savannas, such as California's oak tree savannas. In Spanish, savanna means "treeless plain." WORD FAMILYsavanna: savannas USAGE EXAMPLESGround-nesting birds, such as savanna sparrows, also are vulnerable to disturbance, he noted. Seattle Times(Nov 06, 2016) Their closed, three-acre compound encompassed five biomes – rainforest, savanna, desert, ocean and marsh – to sustain them over two years. The Guardian(Nov 03, 2016) The list includes large carnivores that help control populations of plant eaters like antelope who would otherwise overconsume the savanna’s grasses. Science Magazine(Oct 18, 2016) n a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions Syn|Hyper savannah grassland land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life |
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