"puna" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: punas [plural]
Rhymes: -uːnə Etymology: From Spanish puna, from Quechua puna. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|puna}} Spanish puna, {{der|en|qu|puna}} Quechua puna Head templates: {{en-noun}} puna (plural punas)
  1. An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population. Synonyms: Puna
    Sense id: en-puna-en-noun-wsNEEau6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 22 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: puna canastero (taxonomic: Asthenes wyatti), puna ground tyrant (taxonomic: Muscisaxicola juninensis), puna ibis (taxonomic: Plegadis ridgwayi), puna miner (taxonomic: Geositta punensis), puna plover (taxonomic: Anarhynchus alticola), puna snipe (taxonomic: Gallinago andina), puna tapaculo (taxonomic: Scytalopus simonsi), puna teal (taxonomic: Spatula puna), puna thistletail (taxonomic: Asthenes helleri), puna tinamou (taxonomic: Tinamotis pentlandii), puna yellow finch (taxonomic: Sicalis lutea)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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