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ghost population

ghost population noun: a population that is inferred to have existed based on data that has been reconstructed rather than on direct sampling.

Noun

ghost population (plural ghost populations)

  1. A population that is inferred to have existed based on data that has been reconstructed rather than on direct sampling.
    • The Ancient North-Eurasians are a ghost population whose existence can be inferred from analysis of European and Native American genes.

Forms of ghost population

pluralghost populations

Origin of ghost population

From ghost + population.

Questions about ghost population

What does ghost population mean?
Ghost population means a population that is inferred to have existed based on data that has been reconstructed rather than on direct sampling.
What part of speech is ghost population?
Ghost population is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost population?
The plural of ghost population is ghost populations.

Words near ghost population in the dictionary

  1. ghost pipes
  2. ghost plane
  3. ghost planes
  4. ghost plant
  5. ghost plants
  6. ghost population
  7. ghost populations
  8. ghost post
  9. ghost posts
  10. ghost prisoner
  11. ghost prisoners

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