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re⋅fu⋅gi⋅um

  [ri-fyoo-jee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -gi⋅a  [-jee-uh] .
an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.
Origin:
1940–45; < L; see refuge
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Refugium
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www.aquabuys.com
re·fu·gi·um   (rĭ-fyōō'jē-əm)   
n.   pl. re·fu·gi·a (-jē-ə)
An area that has escaped ecological changes occurring elsewhere and so provides a suitable habitat for relict species.

[Latin, refuge; see refuge.]
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