rainforest
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rainforest
- /ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/ UK
- /ˈɹeɪn.fɔɹ.ɪst/ US
Where it comes from
From rain + forest, a calque of German Regenwald.
noun rainforests · rain forest
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A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
Perhaps the most impressive expression of species diversity is the density of species found in a given area of rainforest.
Similar: jungle, tropical forest
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jungle, forest, selva, woodland, stormwater, rain, rainy, rainstorm, storm, tangle, temperate rainforest, monsoon forest, vine scrub, fog forest, gallery forest, subdesert
Translations
Every language
noun type of forest
| Español | bosque tropical, bosque hidrofítico, pluviselva, foresta pluvial, foresta pluviosa |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 雨林 urin, 多雨林 taurin |
| 中文 | 雨林 yǔlín |
| हिन्दी | वर्षावन varṣāvan |
| Português | floresta tropical, floresta húmida, floresta ombrófila, floresta pluvial |
| Français | pluvisylve, pluvisilve, forêt pluviale, forêt pluvieuse, forêt tropicale |
| Deutsch | Regenwald |
| Italiano | foresta pluviale |
| Ελληνικά | τροπικό δάσος tropikó dásos, βροχοδάσος vrochodásos |
| Română | pădure tropicală |
| Русский | дождево́й лес doždevój les, се́льва sélʹva |
| Tiếng Việt | rừng mưa |
| العربية | غَابَة اِسْتِوَائِيَّة |
| עברית | יער גשם |
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