Meanings
nounmetapopulation (plural metapopulations)
plural metapopulations
- biologyA group of interacting populations of the same species.
Origin
Translations
Dutch metapopulatie
- metapopulatiea group of interacting populations of the same species
Italian metapopolazione
- metapopolazionea group of interacting populations of the same species
Polish metapopulacja
- metapopulacjaa group of interacting populations of the same species
Welsh metaboblogaeth
- metaboblogaetha group of interacting populations of the same species
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APA
metapopulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapopulation
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“metapopulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapopulation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metapopulation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metapopulation.
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