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PERUVIAN CURRENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cold ocean current that flows north along the Pacific Coast of South America before turning west
Synonyms:
Humboldt current; Peruvian current
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("Peruvian current" is a kind of...):
ocean current (the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction)
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