Refugium

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAny local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.

2.noun(aquaculture) A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.

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