English Explanatory Dictionary

refugium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
  2. A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.

Word forms

refugium refugia refugiums

Etymology

From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.

Derived words

microrefugium refugial subrefugium
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