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hemisphere
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Either the northern or southern half of the earth as divided by the equator or the eastern or western half as divided by a meridian.
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continent
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one of the main landmasses of the globe, usually reckoned as seven in number (Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica).
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Aborigine
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a member of the dark-skinned people who were the earliest inhabitants of Australia.
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convict
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verb: to prove or declare guilty of an offense, esp. after a legal
noun: a person proved or declared guilty of an offense |
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marsupial
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any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a pouch containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
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monotreme
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the most primitive order of mammals, characterized by certain birdlike and reptilian features, as hatching young from eggs, and having a single opening for the digestive, urinary, and genital organs, comprising only the duckbill and the echidnas of Australia and New Guinea.
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outback
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the back country or remote settlements; the bush (usually prec. by the).
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wetland
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land that has a wet and spongy soil, as a marsh, swamp, or bog.
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rainforest
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a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
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coral reef
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a reef composed mainly of coral and other organic matter of which parts have solidified into limestone.
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