Sumatran
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- adjective
- /suːˈmɑːtrən/
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sumatrense
- Fewer than 500 wild Sumatran tigers (P. t. sumatrae) live on Sumatra, largely in five fragmented protected areas (Tilson and Brady 1992).
- Sumatran tiger
- Sumatran earthquake
Examples
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The last bits of the peat swamp forest are being smashed, and Sumatran orangutans are forced towards local extinction.
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The zoo is noted for its trio of pandas, as well as Sumatran tigers and Asian rhinoceroses.
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In the Sumatran village where the beans are grown... ...lives a breed of wild tree cat.
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The queen's symptoms are due to the effect of a rare Sumatran plant... known as the Nightshade flower.
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Coffees that come from this region are usually called Sumatran coffees.
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At risk are vital populations of Sumatran tigers and Asian elephants.
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Data from a global network of seismometers were available within minutes of last December's Sumatran earthquake.
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Currently, there are approximately 250 Indian, 200 Siberian, and 40 Sumatran tigers in North American zoos.
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In the past 125 years, all five of the world's rhinoceros species -- the Indian, Javan, and Sumatran rhinos in Asia, and the black and white rhinos in Africa -- nearly went extinct.
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The Sumatran tiger is critically endangered due to habitat loss and poaching.
Compounds
- Specialized
A fragrant sticky substance from trees that grow in Sumatra used in perfumes and medicine
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word Sumatran comes from the island name Sumatra, which itself comes from an old word samudra meaning 'ocean'. So, Sumatran describes people, culture, or products 'from Sumatra'.