REFUGIUM


Meaning of REFUGIUM in English

/ri fyooh"jee euhm/ , n. , pl. refugia /-jee euh/ .

an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.

[ 1940-45; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .