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dispersalism

dispersalism noun: a biogeographical approach based on the idea of organisms being dispersed from their origin to other places.

Noun

dispersalism (uncountable)

  1. A biogeographical approach based on the idea of organisms being dispersed from their origin to other places.

Origin of dispersalism

From dispersal + -ism.

Questions about dispersalism

What does dispersalism mean?
Dispersalism means a biogeographical approach based on the idea of organisms being dispersed from their origin to other places.
What part of speech is dispersalism?
Dispersalism is a noun.

Words near dispersalism in the dictionary

  1. dispersable
  2. dispersal
  3. dispersal accommodation
  4. dispersal prison
  5. dispersal prisons
  6. dispersalism
  7. dispersalist
  8. dispersalistic
  9. dispersalists
  10. dispersals
  11. dispersant

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