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topomorph
topomorph n.
Brit. 
/ˈtɒpə(ʊ)mɔːf/
, /ˈtɒpə(ʊ)mɔːf/U.S. /ˈtɑpəˌmɔrf/
see quot./ˈtɑpəˌmɔrf/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > by habitat > [noun] > of a particular region (fauna) > of particular type
ophiology1815
inquiline1879
pilgrim1888
microfauna1895
topomorph1897
faunule1909
cryptozoa1911
epifauna1914
macrofauna1918
megafauna1927
macrobenthos1942
meiobenthos1942
microbenthos1942
meiofauna1950
megafauna1975
1897 Sclater in Geogr. Jrnl. June 673 Various areas [of the earth] are characterized by the presence of certain forms of animal life which do not occur elsewhere. These forms it is proposed to call ‘Topomorphs’. Thus the giraffe is a ‘Topomorph’ of the Æthiopian region.
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- self-hypnotism
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