jungles
Dense tropical forests
Jungles is the plural of jungle—dense tropical forests with tangled vegetation.
The word extends to any wild, overgrown area and metaphorically to chaotic, competitive environments: the urban jungle, the corporate jungle.
It's a jungle out there suggests a hostile world where survival requires vigilance.
Lush with plants
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- greeneryCollective plant life
- denseClosely packed together
- vegetationPlant life collectively
overgrown · canopy · undergrowth · vines · lianas · ferns · palms · tangled
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- forest floorGround beneath trees
emergent layer · habitat · species · endemic · deforestation · conservation · carbon sink · watershed
Animals that kill prey
- primatesOrder of higher mammals
- snakesElongated limbless reptiles
- jaguarsNew World big cats
- tigersLarge striped felines
orangutans · toucans · macaws · parrots · monkeys · insects · mosquitoes · leeches
Organized exploratory journey
- macheteHeavy broad-bladed knife
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
- trekkingLong-distance foot travel
- bushwhackingCutting through dense vegetation
guides · porters · discovery · ruins · temples · lost cities · Amazonia · Borneo
Remaining alive against odds
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
- malariaMosquito-borne parasitic infection
dengue · hostile · treacherous · quicksand · flash floods · heat · dehydration · lost
verdant
Lush with plants
vegetation · overgrown · canopy · undergrowth · vines · lianas · ferns · palms · tangled · impenetrable
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
forest floor · emergent layer · habitat · species · endemic · deforestation · conservation · carbon sink · watershed · microclimate
predators
Animals that kill prey
tigers · orangutans · toucans · macaws · parrots · monkeys · insects · mosquitoes · leeches · ants
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
bushwhacking · guides · porters · discovery · ruins · temples · lost cities · Amazonia · Borneo · Congo
survival
Remaining alive against odds
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
- venomousProducing injected toxins
- diseaseDisorder impairing normal function
malaria · dengue · hostile · treacherous · quicksand · flash floods · heat · dehydration · lost · isolation
hidden
Kept out of sight
ruins · temples · forbidden · sacred · lost civilizations · overgrown · shrouded · mist · spirits · cursed
- game environmentsdungeons, arenas, mazes, open worlds, labyrinths
- natural areasnature reserve, nature reserves, wilderness areas, wetland, wildlife refuge
- scenerylandscapes, vistas, panoramas, horizons, valleys
- carbon sinksforests, trees, oceans, peatlands, soil
- Venezuela geographyCaracas, Orinoco River, Angel Falls, Andes, Maracaibo
- geographycontinents, continent, oceans, countries, country
junglesdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
barrens · wastelands · tundra · steppes · savannas
junglesdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
arid lands · savannas · chaparral · drylands · dustbowls
junglescities
Major populated areas
metropolises · suburbs · farmland · plantations · urban areas
- jungle gymPlayground climbing apparatus
- concrete jungleDense cityscape, few parks
- jungle survivalThriving in wild tropics
- king of the jungleLion's traditional title
- law of the jungleRuthless competition governs behavior
- The Jungle BookColonial-era animal fables