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stenotopic

Syllabification: (sten·o·top·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌstenəˈtäpik/
Definition of stenotopic

adjective

Ecology
  • (of an organism) able to tolerate only a restricted range of habitats or ecological conditions. Often contrasted with eurytopic.

Origin:

1940s: from Greek stenos 'narrow' + topos 'place' + -ic

stenotopic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of stenotopic in the British & World English dictionary