stenotopic

[sten-uh-top-ik]

adjective

(of an animal or plant) able to tolerate only small environmental changes.

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British Dictionary definitions for stenotopic

stenotopic

adjective

ecology (of a species, group, etc) able to tolerate only a narrow range of environmental changesAlso (sometimes (influenced by -tropic)): stenotropic Compare eurytopic

Word Origin for stenotopic

from steno- + top from Greek topos place + -ic

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