Definitions
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- adjective Able to adapt to a wide range of environmental conditions; widely distributed.
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- adjective biology Describing a
plant oranimal that is able toadapt to, andthrive in, a wide range ofenvironments , and is thus widelydistributed
Etymologies
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[eury– + Greek topos, place + –ic.]
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eury- + -topic
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mollusque commented on the word eurytopic
Tolerant of a wide range of variation in environmental conditions. Compare stenotopic.
January 20, 2008