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refugium
(English) 1) An isolated locality often surrounded by a different climate or habitat; often a centre for relics; a refuge in which organisms survived during glaciation, having escaped major climatic change, 2) water where threatened fishes are stocked for safe-keeping. Plural refugia.

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