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terra incognita

[ ter-uh in-kog-ni-tuh, in-kog-nee-; Latin ter-rah in-kawg-ni-tah ]

noun

  1. an unknown or unexplored land, region, or subject.


terra incognita

/ ˈtɛrə ɪnˈkɒɡnɪtə /

noun

  1. an unexplored or unknown land, region, or area for study
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The old maps of the body had the equivalent of major roads and significant geography but also areas cartographers labelled unknown or “terra incognitaâ€.

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This is really quite intriguing as we do not know much about these parts of the genome; our work shows there is benefit in exploring further this genetic terra incognita.'

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Let them believe that the Puget Sound region is terra incognita and perhaps they won’t come out here.

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On the map, the far northwest corner was labeled “terra incognita†with borders trailing off into an indistinct mist and sea monsters lurking in the curling waves.

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For many years, the human Y chromosome was terra incognita.

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