refugium
refugium noun: any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
Noun
refugium (plural refugia or refugiums)
- Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
- Beetles fly, many ants send forth massive swarms of reproductive alate females and males, arachnids and insect predators emerge from their hidden refugia, and termite swarm.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 113
- A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.
refugium meaning in Tamil
refugium in Tamil
- புகவேந்தகம், புகலிடம்
Forms of refugium
| plural | refugia |
|---|---|
| plural | refugiums |
Origin of refugium
From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.
Words formed from refugium
Questions about refugium
- What does refugium mean?
- Refugium means any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
- What is refugium in Tamil?
- Refugium in Tamil is புகவேந்தகம், புகலிடம். See Refugium meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is refugium?
- Refugium is a noun.
- What is the plural of refugium?
- The plural of refugium is refugia.
Words near refugium in the dictionary
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