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depauperate
de·pau·pe·rate D0140700 (də-pô′pər-ĭt)adj.1. Lacking in variety, especially of species or genes: depauperate island faunas; a genetically depauperate population.2. Arrested in growth or development; stunted.
[Middle English depauperat, from Medieval Latin dēpauperātus, past participle of dēpauperāre, to make poor : Latin dē-, de- + pauper, poor; see pauper.]
de·pau′pe·ra′tion (-pə-rā′shən) n.depauperate (diːˈpɔːpəˌreɪt) adjarchaic poor; impoverishedvb (tr) formal to make poor, in wealth or qualityde•paup•er•ate (dɪˈpɔ pər ɪt)
adj. Biol. underdeveloped due to impoverishment. [1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin dēpauperātus, past participle of dēpauperāre to impoverish] de•pau`per•a′tion, n. depauperate
depauperate[dē′pȯ·pə·rət] (biology) Inferiority of natural development or size. depauperate
depauperate (də-pô′pər-ĭt)adj.1. Lacking in variety, especially of species or genes: depauperate island faunas; a genetically depauperate population.2. Arrested in growth or development; stunted.
de·pau′pe·ra′tion (-pə-rā′shən) n. |