Patagonian
Britishadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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The Attenboroughnculus tau is native to the Patagonian lakes of Chile, and a specimen was recently found in the museum's collection, four decades after it was collected.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
"The charges are unjust, they are false, and I am innocent," Claudio Villamide, commander of the submarine force at the time of the tragedy, told the court in the far-southern Patagonian city of Rio Gallegos.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
This question lies at the center of a growing conservation challenge at Monte Leon National Park on Argentina's Patagonian coast.
From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026
For instance, he uncovered specimens which were different, but related to, the living Patagonian mara, a sort of rabbit-like creature.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024
The wind was blowing harder than anything I’d ever experienced anywhere, even on the Patagonian Ice Cap, a place reputed to be the windiest on the planet.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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