tropical rainforest

noun

variants or less commonly tropical rain forest
plural tropical rainforests also tropical rain forests

Examples of tropical rainforest in a Sentence

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Cases in the past have tended to occur near tropical rainforests in Central and West Africa, where the virus is endemic. David Cox, WIRED, 27 July 2022 Latin America is home to around 40% of the planet’s species and to the biggest tropical rainforest, the Amazon. Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024 By Peter Weber, The Week US published 18 November 2024 What happened President Joe Biden made a stopover in the Brazilian Amazon Sunday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the world's largest tropical rainforest. Peter Weber, theweek, 18 Nov. 2024 Visitors can wander through a tropical rainforest and savanna grasslands, and even smell an ocean complete with coral reef. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024 Wilderness International - Mattis Weber View 4 Images View gallery - 4 images Gathering genetic material from treetops in tropical rainforests would be a near-impossible task to perform safely by hand. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2024 In the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, sloths move through the branches at a sluggish pace. Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024 The Eastern & Oriental Express, a Belmond train, is back after a hiatus, winding through Malaysia’s tropical rainforests, while Japan’s Seven Stars Kyushu grants reservations via a lottery system, so sought-after is the opulent train. Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2024 The country’s landscapes offer adventurous travelers a chance to experience its wild beaches, rich biodiversity, rugged mountains, and lush tropical rainforests—and a stay at one of these homes will put you in the heart of it all. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tropical rainforest was in 1903

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“Tropical rainforest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tropical%20rainforest. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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