| 释义 |
vi·car·i·ant
\-ēənt\ adjective
(-s)
Etymology: modification of German vikariierend, past participle of vikariieren to act as a substitute, from vikar representative, proxy, from Middle High German vicar, from Latin vicarius substitute— more at vicar
: of, relating to, or being the process of vicariance or the organisms that evolved through this process
< the possible vicariant origin of the Antillean arthropod fauna >
• vicariant noun |