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noun
Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.
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