tepui

American

[tep-oo-ee, tep-wee] / tɛpˈu i, ˈtɛp wi /

Or tepuy

noun

a mountain with a flat top; a high mesa of a kind seen in the highlands of northeastern South America.

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tepuis

plural

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tepuis

Like the Galápagos or the tepuis of Venezuela, Mulanje is home to a panoply of endemic species, from the critically endangered Mulanje cedar to the Mulanje tiger moth.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

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