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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShrub-steppe
/ˈʃrʌb.stɛp/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A plant community or biome characterized by an open landscape dominated by low shrubs and bunchgrasses, typically found in arid or semi-arid regions with cold winters.
"The conservation project aims to protect the endangered bird species native to the high desert shrub-steppe." - 2
An ecological zone featuring drought-resistant vegetation adapted to poor soils and minimal annual precipitation.
"Extended droughts have severely degraded the delicate shrub-steppe ecosystem across the western plateau."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'shrub', originating from Old English 'scrȳb' (meaning low woody plant), and 'steppe', borrowed via Russian from Turkic languages denoting a vast treeless plain. Together, the compound emerged in ecological literature during the mid-20th century to designate arid or semi-arid biomes characterized by grasses and scattered woody shrubs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shrub-steppe" is said worldwide
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steppe arbustive
Transliteration: stɛp aʁ.bys.tiv
"La steppe arbustive abrite une faune unique adaptée à la sécheresse."
Strauchsteppe
Transliteration: ˈʃʁaʊ̯xˌʃtɛpə
"Die Strauchsteppe erstreckt sich über weite Teile des Hochlands."
steppa arbustiva
Transliteration: ˈstɛp.pa ar.busˈti.va
"La steppa arbustiva è caratterizzata da precipitazioni molto scarse."
estepa arbustiva
Transliteration: esˈte.pa ar.βusˈti.βa
"Muchas plantas xerófilas crecen en la estepa arbustiva."
estepe arbustiva
Transliteration: isˈtɛ.pi aʁ.busˈtʃi.vɐ
"A estepe arbustiva abriga espécies vegetais altamente resistentes."
झाड़ीदार स्मैप
Transliteration: jhādīdār steppe
Script: झाड़ीदार मैदान
"यह झाड़ीदार क्षेत्र कई दुर्लभ प्रजातियों का घर है।"
灌木草原
Transliteration: guànmù cǎoyuán
"灌木草原生态系统对气候变化非常敏感。"
관목 스텝
Transliteration: gwanmok se-tep
"그 지역은 건조한 관목 스텝 지형으로 이루어져 있다."
低木ステップ
Transliteration: teiboku suteppu
"低木ステップには乾燥に強い植物が生息しています。"
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