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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
refugium /rɪˈfjuːdʒɪəm/

▶noun (pl. refugia /-dʒɪə/) Biology an area in which a population of organisms can survive a period of unfavourable conditions.

– origin 1950s: from L., lit. ‘place of refuge’.

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