English Explanatory Dictionary

dumping ground

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A landfill.
  2. Any place where unwanted items are sent.
  3. A presumably polyphyletic supraspecific taxon where species of unclear affinities are placed.

Word forms

dumping ground dumping grounds

Synonyms

wastebasket taxon
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