Loma
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Loma is a noun meaning (zoology) A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird.
Meaning
(zoology) A lobe, flap or fringe bordering the toe of a bird.
More Meanings
- singular of lomas
Example Sentences
Apart from the loma, there is contracted vegetation […]
In the central Andes, such villages are generally associated with a loma, a fog oasis or well - delimited zone in which specific topographical , weather, and soil conditions prevail because fogs from the ocean condense water there. […] The human settlement extended over some 10 km on the slopes of the lower ridges of the Andes, all along the lower section of a fog oasis, with ponds and marshes still alive between the loma and the beach.
Word Forms
- lomas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lomas, lobopod, supraloral, lophophorate, lophid, lobo.
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