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单词 stenotopic
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Definition of stenotopic in English:

stenotopic

adjective ˌstɛnə(ʊ)ˈtɒpɪkˌstenəˈtäpik
Ecology
  • (of an organism) able to tolerate only a restricted range of habitats or ecological conditions.

    〔生态〕(生物)狭幅的,狭适性的。常与EURYTOPIC 相对

    complex ecosystems characterized by comparatively stenotopic organisms
    Often contrasted with eurytopic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Protarabellites rectangularis and P. staufferi can, however, be found in marls and slightly deeper environments and seem to be less stenotopic than P. triangularis.
    • Our findings also show that patterns of genetic divergences of stenotopic organisms provide valuable feedback on geological and sedimentological time estimates for lake level changes.
    • Eurytopic taxa would be expected to have flatter fossil recovery potentials than more stenotopic forms.
    • Moreover, it is apparent that some taxa were eurytopic whereas others were stenotopic.

Origin

1940s: from Greek stenos 'narrow' + topos 'place' + -ic.

Definition of stenotopic in US English:

stenotopic

adjectiveˌstenəˈtäpik
Ecology
  • (of an organism) able to tolerate only a restricted range of habitats or ecological conditions.

    〔生态〕(生物)狭幅的,狭适性的。常与EURYTOPIC 相对

    complex ecosystems characterized by comparatively stenotopic organisms
    Often contrasted with eurytopic
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our findings also show that patterns of genetic divergences of stenotopic organisms provide valuable feedback on geological and sedimentological time estimates for lake level changes.
    • Moreover, it is apparent that some taxa were eurytopic whereas others were stenotopic.
    • Protarabellites rectangularis and P. staufferi can, however, be found in marls and slightly deeper environments and seem to be less stenotopic than P. triangularis.
    • Eurytopic taxa would be expected to have flatter fossil recovery potentials than more stenotopic forms.

Origin

1940s: from Greek stenos ‘narrow’ + topos ‘place’ + -ic.

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