buran
noun
bu·ran
büˈrän
plural -s
: a northeasterly wind of gale force in Russia and central Asia usually identified with sandstorms in summer and blizzards in winter
also : a sandstorm or blizzard of this kind compare purga
Word History
Etymology
Russian, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish & Kazan Tatar buran, Kyrgyzboran
- pterygoid
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- pterygoid bone
- pterygoid process
- pterygoid ridge
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- pterygosomal
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- Pterygota
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- pteryla
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