单词 | topopolitan |
释义 | > as lemmastopopolitan topopolitan adj. Brit. /ˌtɒpə(ʊ)ˈpɒlᵻt(ə)n/ , U.S. /ˌtɑpəˈpɑlətn/ that inhabits a definite or restricted locality. [ < topo- comb. form + ancient Greek πολίτης citizen (see politic adj.) + -an suffix; after cosmopolitan adj.] ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [adjective] > limited to restricted habitat stenotherm1888 topopolitan1897 stenobathic1902 stenothermic1926 stenohaline1930 stenotopic1937 stenohydric1953 1897 Sclater in Geogr. Jrnl. June 673 The sloths and anteaters are confined to tropical America, and the polar bear to the North Polar lands. Such animals may be called ‘topo-politan’..in contradistinction to those that are universally distributed, or ‘cosmo-politan’. < as lemmas |
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