Phrase Hound found 24 phrases and 7 compound words that contain steppe. The most common are listed below. Open steppe in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 24
- steppe eagleAquila nipalensis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. Previously considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.
- steppe bisonAn extinct species of bison, Bison priscus, that was found around the mammoth steppe.
- steppe-tundraA very cold dry-climate vegetation type consisting of mostly treeless open herbaceous vegetation, widespread during Pleistocene times at mid-latitudes of Eurasia and during some phases in North America.
- mammoth steppeSteppe-tundra.
- steppe mammothAn extinct species of mammoth (†Mammuthus trogontherii or †Mammuthus armeniacus), from Pleistocene Eurasia.
- forest steppeA temperate-climate ecotone and habitat type composed of grassland interspersed with areas of woodland or forest.
- steppe catSynonym of manul: A small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.
- steppe foxSynonym of corsac fox: a medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac.
- steppe lionA cave lion
- steppe lemmingLagurus lagurus, a small rodent.
- steppe wisentThe steppe bison
- steppe catsplural of steppe cat: A small wild cat of Central Asia, Otocolobus manul.
- steppe eaglesplural of steppe eagle: Aquila nipalensis, a bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. Previously considered to be closely related to the non-migratory tawny eagle (Aquila rapax) and the two forms have previously been treated as conspecific.
- steppe foxesplural of steppe fox: a medium-sized Asiatic fox, of species Vulpes corsac.
- steppe lemmingsplural of steppe lemming: Lagurus lagurus, a small rodent.
- steppe lionsplural of steppe lion: A cave lion
- steppe-witchSynonym of tumbleweed (“loose plant driven by the wind”).
- steppe-witchesplural of steppe-witch: Synonym of tumbleweed (“loose plant driven by the wind”).
- steppe voleSynonym of steppe lemming: Lagurus lagurus, a small rodent.
- steppe volesplural of steppe vole: Lagurus lagurus, a small rodent.
- steppe mammothsplural of steppe mammoth: An extinct species of mammoth (†Mammuthus trogontherii or †Mammuthus armeniacus), from Pleistocene Eurasia.
- steppe murrainrinderpest
- steppe wisentsplural of steppe wisent: The steppe bison
- steppe-tundrasplural of steppe-tundra: A very cold dry-climate vegetation type consisting of mostly treeless open herbaceous vegetation, widespread during Pleistocene times at mid-latitudes of Eurasia and during some phases in North America.
Compound words 7
- steppicPertaining to a steppe.
- shrubsteppeA kind of natural grassland with low rainfall, less dry than a desert and capable of supporting perennial grasses and shrubs.
- steppelandThe land comprising the steppe.
- steppelikeResembling or characteristic of a steppe.
- steppificationThe process of becoming a steppe.
- steppelandsplural of steppeland: The land comprising the steppe.
- steppedstsecond-person singular simple past indicative of step