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caribou plain Maritimes 
a tract of low-lying peat bog at one time frequented by caribou; savanna.
See also: caribou barrens caribou bog savanna(h)
- 1832 Caraboo Plains . . . and lands formerly laid waste by fire, or that from some natural cause produce little wood. They are also called Barrens.
- 1849 . . . we were on the edge of the large cariboo plain of a hundred or more acres. . . .
- 1902 Along the Gaspereau river are caribou plains which stretch away four or five miles without a break, and on these it is no rare sight to see a herd of from 75 to 100 caribou. . . .
- 1832 Caraboo Plains . . . and lands formerly laid waste by fire, or that from some natural cause produce little wood. They are also called Barrens.