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bicentric

American

[bahy-sen-trik] / baɪˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective

Biology.

(of a taxon) having two centers of evolution.
(of a plant or animal) having two centers of distribution.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

bicentrically

adverb

Etymology

Origin of bicentric

First recorded in 1955–60; bi- ¹ + -centric

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