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island dwarf

island dwarf noun: an island-dwelling organism that has become smaller than its mainland counterparts; an organism that has undergone island dwarfism.

Noun

island dwarf (plural island dwarfs)

  1. An island-dwelling organism that has become smaller than its mainland counterparts; an organism that has undergone island dwarfism.
    • Wrangel lies 140 kilometres north of the Siberian mainland and is 7600 square kilometres in extent. Its mammoths were island dwarfs.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 208

Forms of island dwarf

pluralisland dwarfs

Questions about island dwarf

What does island dwarf mean?
Island dwarf means an island-dwelling organism that has become smaller than its mainland counterparts; an organism that has undergone island dwarfism.
What part of speech is island dwarf?
Island dwarf is a noun.
What is the plural of island dwarf?
The plural of island dwarf is island dwarfs.

Words near island dwarf in the dictionary

  1. island chain
  2. island chains
  3. Island County
  4. island dressing
  5. island dressings
  6. island dwarf
  7. island dwarfism
  8. island dwarfs
  9. Island Falls
  10. island fox
  11. island foxes

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