distributional

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/ˌdɪs.tɹəˈbjuː.ʃə.nəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to distribution

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivedistributional (comparative more distributional, superlative most distributional)

comparative more distributional · superlative most distributional

  1. Of or pertaining to distribution
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    Objective 2: Manage and enhance through fieldwork major segments of the U. S. National Insect Collection to be used for morphological and molecular research by U.S. scientists and stakeholders worldwide; mine the associated distributional and biological data for comprehensive databases, and provide rapid authoritative identifications, especially of potentially threatening insect pests.

    (Can we date this quote?), United States Department of Agriculture, SYSTEMATICS OF HYPER-DIVERSE MOTH SUPERFAMILIES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON AGRICULTURAL PESTS, INVASIVE SPECIES, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND FOOD SECURITY
  2. bridgeHaving an uneven distribution.

Origin

  1. Englishdistribution
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishdistributional

From distribution + -al.

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APA

distributional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributional

MLA

“distributional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distributional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distributional.

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