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stenotopic

[sten-uh-top-ik]

adjective

  1. (of an animal or plant) able to tolerate only small environmental changes.

stenotopic

/ ˌɛəʊˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. Also (sometimes (influenced by -tropic)): stenotropic.ecology (of a species, group, etc) able to tolerate only a narrow range of environmental changes Compare eurytopic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stenotopic1

First recorded in 1935–40; steno- ( def. ) + top(o)- ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stenotopic1

from steno- + top from Greek topos place + -ic

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