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prepuna

prepuna is the alternative spelling of Prepuna.

Noun capitalized: Prepuna

Prepuna (uncountable)

  1. A dry region at high elevations of the Andes, below the Puna.
    • Compared to other Bolivian ecoregions, the Prepuna and Puna in the Bolivian highlands are distinguished by low precipitation and low biological diversity.2015, Robert Perger, Fernando Guerra, “The first longhorned beetle record for the Prepuna in the Bolivian Andes and Potosi Department in Bolivia: a new species of Dirocoremia (Coleoptera...

Questions about prepuna

What does prepuna mean?
Prepuna means a dry region at high elevations of the Andes, below the Puna.
What is prepuna the alternative spelling of?
Prepuna is the alternative spelling of Prepuna.
What part of speech is prepuna?
Prepuna is a noun.

Words near prepuna in the dictionary

  1. prepucial
  2. prepueblo
  3. prepulse
  4. prepulsed
  5. prepulses
  6. prepuna
  7. prepunch
  8. prepunched
  9. prepunches
  10. prepunching
  11. prepunctual

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