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boreal definition

bo·real (bôr′ē əl)

adjective

  1. northern
  2. of the north wind
  3. of or pertaining to the northern zone of plant and animal life including the taiga and tundra

Etymology: LL borealis < Boreas

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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