The disappearance of one unique group of wolves coincided with the bison’s near-extinction, suggesting that although the bison eventually recovered, an entire “ecotype” of wolves specialized to hunt them never did.
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Ecotype
Synonyms for "ecotype" (2 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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4 entriesTranslations
11 translations across 10 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- ecotip noun (organism adapted to an environment)
- ecotipus noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Danish
1 entries- økotype noun (organism adapted to an environment)
French
1 entries- écotype noun (organism adapted to an environment)
German
1 entries- Ökotyp noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Icelandic
1 entries- staðbrigði noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Italian
1 entries- ecotipo noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- økotype noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- økotype noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Portuguese
1 entries- ecótipo noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Spanish
1 entries- ecotipo noun (organism adapted to an environment)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
These four Japanese introductions probably were of the Japonica ecotype.
Source: wiktionary
She collected rhizomes of two ecotypes, a northern ecotype originally from Yellowstone County, Montana, and a southern ecotype from an agricultural field near Hollister, California.
Source: wiktionary
The more interesting question is, What is the difference between an endemic and an ecotype?
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