Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest of northern Eurasia located just south of the tundra and dominated by firs and spruces.
Wiktionary
- n. A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
Etymologies
- Russian taĭga, of Altaic origin.
Examples
“Also known as the taiga, these are the lush coniferous forests situated in the high northern latitudes above the steppes and below the tundra.”
Global Climate Change: An Accumulation of Cumulative Effects
“As soon as you mentioned i remember about how much i want kotobukiya's aisaka taiga but is a magazine exclusive, too bad for international buyers like me XD”
“Maine), northern Kazakhstan, northern Mongolia, and northern Japan (Hokkaidō), the taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome. (wikipedia)”
“Having lived for over 30 years in the north of Scandinavia I have witnessed climate change and many of the effects on the nature here in the taiga belt.”
“Having live over 30 years in the north of Scandinavia I have witnessed climate change and some the effects on the nature here in the taiga belt.”
“As a teenager, he picked up a lifelong hobby - hunting game in the Siberian taiga, or forest.”
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“She set her universe in Siberia during a warmer spell when it was not tundra but a mixture of steppe and taiga alive with wolf packs, mammoths, herds of game animals -- and the mighty Amur tigers, who leave an indelible pawprint in Animal Wife.”
“Tundra in the high latitudes, taiga over the temperate zones, oak and maple in the tropics.”
“Cleaning that requires a lot of fresh water, which is in short supply in the ice-bound taiga.”
“There was nothing here when I came, just taiga," he said, referring to the swampy coniferous forest that covers the area.”
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chained_bear "At 68 degrees latitude, this is the taiga, a Russian word meaning "land of little sticks," the upper limit of the world's northern forests."
—James Campbell, The Final Frontiersman (New York and London: Atria Books, 2004), 65 Sep 17, 2008
yarb Also the name taken by a trendy (but good) Vancouver manufacturer of outdoor wear. Nov 12, 2007
skipvia Another term for boreal forest, a subarctic biome characterized by conifers (mostly spruces), small-leaved deciduous trees (birch, willow, aspen), nutrient-poor soil, some permafrost, and relatively low precipitation which mostly comes as snow during the winter. Nov 12, 2007
seanahan Good for Kird Apes. Jan 1, 2007