eurytopic

[yoo r-i-top-ik]

adjective

(of an organism) tolerating a wide range of environmental conditions or habitats.

(of an organism) widely distributed.

Related formseu·ry·to·pic·i·ty [yoo r-i-toh-pis-i-tee] /ˌyʊər ɪ toʊˈpɪs ɪ ti/, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for eurytopic

eurytopic

adjective

ecology (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments

ecology having a wide geographical distributionCompare stenotopic

Word Origin for eurytopic

C20: from eury- + top from Greek topos place + -ic

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