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DzԻôԾ
[ rawn-daw-nyah ]
noun
- a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). : Pôrto Velho.
DzԻôԾ
/ õˈDzᲹ /
noun
- a state of W Brazil: consists chiefly of tropical rainforest; a centre of the Amazon rubber boom until about 1912. Capital: Porto Velho. Pop: 1 431 777 (2002). Area: 243 043 sq km (93 839 sq miles) Former name (until 1956)Guaporé
Example Sentences
As I'm sure you saw, a research team in the Brazilian state of DzԻôԾ discovered an 18th century Portuguese colonial city.
A survey of orchid bees in the Brazilian Amazon state of DzԻôԾ, carried out in the 1990s, is shedding new light the impact of deforestation on the scent-collecting pollinators, which some view as bellwethers of biodiversity in the neotropics.
A specimen from the genus Euglossa collected during the study in DzԻôԾ, Brazil.
"He suggested that, given our opportunity to collect stingless bees in DzԻôԾ, we should also include orchid bees in our research," Brown said.
"To achieve this, we developed the methodology with the assistance of two young beekeepers from the region who temporarily abandoned their farming activities to join us in collecting bees throughout the state of DzԻôԾ. Due to various commitments, publication was delayed. Fortunately, the scientific community appreciates the sharing of long-past data and observations."
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