Depauperate — De*pau per*ate, a. [L. depauperatus, p. p.] (Bot.) Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or starved. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
depauperate — adjective Etymology: Middle English depauperat, from Medieval Latin depauperatus, past participle of depauperare to impoverish, from Latin de + pauperare to impoverish, from pauper poor more at poor Date: 15th century 1. falling short of natural … New Collegiate Dictionary
depauperate — 1. adjective a) Having stunted growth. ...because of Kamchatkas isolation from mainland river systems, its streams are relatively depauperate of other fresh water fish, leaving Oncorhynchus species to face few competitors and predators. b)… … Wiktionary
depauperate — /diˈpɔpərət/ (say dee pawpuhruht) adjective 1. Botany (of a plant) stunted from lack of nutrients. 2. Zoology reduced in vigour: depauperate fauna. {Latin depauperatus made poor, from de + pauper poor} –depauperation, noun …
Depauperate ecosystem — A Depauperate ecosystem is one that lacks enough stored chemical elements required for life. Thus, depauperate ecosystems cannot support rapid growth of flora and fauna, high biomass density, and high biological diversity.[1] An urchin barren is… … Wikipedia
depauperate — impoverished; said of ichthyofaunas or areas with little diversity in numbers or species … Dictionary of ichthyology
depauperate — adj. [L. de, away from; pauper, poor] 1. Impoverishing or exhausting. 2. Falling short of the natural size or development from being impoverished or starved. 3. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) An impoverished or dying ant colony … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
depauperate — depauperation /di paw peuh ray sheuhn/, n. /di paw peuhr it/, adj. Biol. poorly or imperfectly developed. [1425 75; late ME < LL depauperatus (ptp. of depauperare to make poor), equiv. to de DE + pauper(are) to make poor (pauper poor (see PAUPER) … Universalium
depauperate — v. make poor; impoverish … English contemporary dictionary
depauperate — [dɪ pɔ:p(ə)rət] adjective Biology lacking in numbers or variety of species. ↘imperfectly developed. Origin ME (in the sense impoverished ): from med. L. depauperat , depauperare, from de completely + pauperare make poor … English new terms dictionary
