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单词 defaunated
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Definition of defaunated in English:

defaunated

adjective diːˈfɔːneɪtɪd
  • 1Designating a host organism or a part of its body from which parasitic or symbiotic protozoans or invertebrates have been removed; specifically designating a ruminant or rumen from which ciliate protozoans have been eliminated.

  • 2Designating a region, habitat, etc., in which (certain) animal life has been destroyed.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. From de- + fauna + -ated, after depopulated.

Definition of defaunated in US English:

defaunated

adjectivediːˈfɔːneɪtɪd
  • 1Designating a host organism or a part of its body from which parasitic or symbiotic protozoans or invertebrates have been removed; specifically designating a ruminant or rumen from which ciliate protozoans have been eliminated.

  • 2Designating a region, habitat, etc., in which (certain) animal life has been destroyed.

Origin

1920s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. From de- + fauna + -ated, after depopulated.

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