"gibber plain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: EN-AU ck1 gibber plain.ogg [Australia] Forms: gibber plains [plural]
Etymology: From gibber (“stone”) + plain. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gibber#Etymology 2||stone}} gibber (“stone”), {{m|en|plain}} plain Head templates: {{en-noun}} gibber plain (plural gibber plains)
  1. (Australia) A large desert pavement. Tags: Australia Synonyms: stony desert, stony mantle
    Sense id: en-gibber_plain-en-noun-4dnG1NiI Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments

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