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Pampas
Pampas Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Pampas?
[n] the vast grassy plains of northern Argentina
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Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine
Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a
wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern
Patagonia.
{Pampas cat} (Zo["o]l.), a South American wild cat ({Felis
pajeros}). It has oblique transverse bands of yellow or
brown. It is about three and a half feet long. Called also
{straw cat}.
{Pampas deer} (Zo["o]l.), a small, reddish-brown, South
American deer ({Cervus, or Blastocerus, campestris}).
{Pampas grass} (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass
({Gynerium argenteum}) with a silvery-white silky panicle.
It is a native of the pampas of South America.
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