Etymology

refugium

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Today it means: Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species. Full definition →

Latin refugium
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  1. Latin · derived fromrefugium
  2. English todayrefugium

From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.

Words from the same roots

Latinrefugium all →

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