- plural of savanna.
savannas
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A Gaboon viper — a highly venomous snake native to the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa — was on the loose in a Santa Ana neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Capybaras aren’t native to Mexico; they are South American, occupying savannas and vegetated areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
In both public perception and official policy, savannas in India and elsewhere have often been labeled "wastelands."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 1, 2026
The scale of the increase varied across the four different biomes surveyed, with the sharpest rise in tropical savannas.
From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026
Had Indonesia faced the tropical rain forests and savannas of northeastern Australia, the Macassans could have settled, but there is no evidence that they ever traveled that far.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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