refugium
noun
re·fu·gi·um
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plural refugia\ ri-ˈfyü-jē-ə
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Definition of refugium
: an area of relatively unaltered climate that is inhabited by plants and animals during a period of continental climatic change (such as a glaciation) and remains as a center of relict forms from which a new dispersion and speciation may take place after climatic readjustment
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