refugium
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin refugium.
Noun[edit]
Wikipedia refugium (plural refugia)
- Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From re- (“back, again”) + fugiō (“flee”).
Noun[edit]
refugium (genitive refugiī); n, second declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | refugium | refugia |
| genitive | refugiī | refugiōrum |
| dative | refugiō | refugiīs |
| accusative | refugium | refugia |
| ablative | refugiō | refugiīs |
| vocative | refugium | refugia |
References[edit]
- refugium in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
