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bicentric

[ bahy-sen-trik ]

adjective

, Biology.
  1. (of a taxon) having two centers of evolution.
  2. (of a plant or animal) having two centers of distribution.


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Other Words From

  • bi·centri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bicentric1

First recorded in 1955–60; bi- 1 + -centric

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