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| roche mou·ton·née [ rsh moot'n áy, ràwsh moo tón ay ] (plural roches mou·ton·nées [ rsh moot'n áy, ràwsh moo tón ay ]) |
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elongated mound of bare rock: an elongated mound of bare rock, modified by glacial erosion, that is smooth and striated on one side and shattered rubble on the other
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| [Mid-19th century. < French, "fleecy rock," because rounded like a sheep's back] |
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