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Dec 1, 2009
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re•fu•gi•um



Pronunciation: (ri-fyOO'jē-um), [key]
n.,
pl. -gi•aPronunciation: (-jē-u). [key]

an area where special environmental circumstances have enabled a species or a community of species to survive after extinction in surrounding areas.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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