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tun·dra

tundra

pronunciation:: tuhn dr
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	A tundra is one of the very large, flat areas of land that are found in the very cold, northern parts of the world. Trees do not grow on a tundra because the ground there is always frozen. Certain kinds of plants are able to grow there, though, just on the surface. But even when you can see plants growing in the spring and summer, the ground under the surface soil is always frozen. Tundras are home to many animals such as foxes, wolves, owls, reindeer, and polar bears. Parts of Alaska in the U.S. and parts of Canada have tundra. Tundra is also found in the very northern parts of Europe and Asia. Snow and ice cover the tundra in the winter. But, in the spring, plants like mosses begin to appear. Birds that flew away to warmer areas for the winter begin to return to the tundra too.
related words:	arctic, plain

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	broader category including tundra
	plain
	some descriptions of tundras
	arctic, cold, icy
	some things found in tundras
	ice, moss, snow, wildflower

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