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La Brea Tar Pits
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(Noun) Prehistoric tar pits - I'm sure I could come up with more convoluted words so that the definition didn't duplicate the name: but you get the idea - that sucked animals to their doom. In present-day Los Angeles.Usage: A bird would become trapped in the goo of the La Brea Tar Pits, and the bird's struggles would catch the eye of a saber-tooth tiger - who'd become trapped in turn ... .
(Noun) a famous cluster of tar pits that has made up Hancock Park. The tar pits are covered in water which, when animals go into the water, they get stuck.
Usage: The La Brea Tar Pits are where lots of scientists find dinosaur bones.
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