REFUGIUM


Meaning of REFUGIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ri- ' fyü-j ē - ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -gia \ -j ē - ə \

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, refuge

Date: 1943

: 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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.