Refugium

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An area that has escaped ecological changes occurring elsewhere and so provides a suitable habitat for relict species.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species
  • Word Usage
    "A refugium is believed to have existed in the west of this region."