refugium

n. [生]残遗种保护区, 冰期生物种遗区

词形变化

refugia 复数 refugia refugiums refugiums 复数

别名

fuge

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

  2. 2.

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

词源

From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.

来源：wiktionary