单词 | Karoo |
释义 | Word Frequency Karoo or Karroo (kəˈruː) nounWord forms: plural -roos (often not capital) 1. any of several high arid plateaus in South Africa, esp the Central Karoo and the Little Karoo. The highveld, north of the Central Karoo, is sometimes called the Northern Karoo 2. a period or rock system in Southern Africa equivalent to the period or system extending from the Upper Carboniferous to the Lower Jurassic: divided into Lower and Upper Karoo adjective 3. of, denoting, or formed in the Karoo period Word origin C18: from Afrikaans karo, probably from Khoikhoi garo desert |
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