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deficient in moisture (referring to habitat); OR, adapted to a dry habitat (referring to species)

(and very useful Scrabble word)

Sightings:

Southern water

Going native in North Dakota

Trees that won't soak Coloradans

How to cover your bare spots

Desserts and shrublands -- the world tour

Where to find the hairy-nosed wombat -- or dancing spiders and lizards

Where the biomes are

While in Las Vegas, see -- Australia

Crown jewels of Mecklenburg County

What's in your vest pocket?

In the Carolina pines

An anomaly in Kansas

Getting under Idaho's skin

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