takir

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noun

A type of relief, a dry fissured crust primarily formed by filamentous cyanobacteria, occurring in the deserts of Central Asia, and similar to a salt flat.

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Meanings

nountakir (plural takirs)

plural takirs · alternative takyr

  1. A type of relief, a dry fissured crust primarily formed by filamentous cyanobacteria, occurring in the deserts of Central Asia, and similar to a salt flat.

Origin

  1. Russianтакыр
  2. Englishtakir

From Russian такыр (takyr), from a Turkic source; compare Bashkir таҡыр (taqır).

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Anagrams

kraitkirtatirakkiratTakri
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APA

takir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takir

MLA

“takir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “takir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/takir.

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