refugium
re·fu·gi·um
noun \ri-ˈfyü-jē-əm\ plural -gia \-jē-ə\
Definition of REFUGIUM
: an area of relatively unaltered climate that is inhabited by plants and animals during a period of continental climatic change (as a glaciation) and remains as a center of relict forms from which a new dispersion and speciation may take place after climatic readjustment
Origin of REFUGIUM
New Latin, from Latin, refuge
First Known Use: 1943
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