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arid zone

noun

  1. either of the zones of latitude 15–30° N and S characterized by very low rainfall and desert or semidesert terrain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Some of the plateaus are very dry; others rise above the arid zone and are well watered.

The ecology of arid zone insects (excluding locusts and grasshoppers).

Hill had reached out beyond the wheat country into the arid zone, which was found to be not nearly so arid as we thought.

Like most of the West Coast towns of the arid zone, Iquique is devoid of edificial interest.

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