anthropochorous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ænθɹɒpəˈkɔːɹəs/
Etymology
From anthropo- (“man, human”) + Ancient Greek χωρίζω (khōrízō, “separate, spread”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable, of fauna, qualifier:or flora) that have populations transported as aliens to geographical areas by the direct or indirect, typically inadvertent, action of humans.
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(not-comparable, of fauna, qualifier:or flora) that have populations effectively relying on human transport or action, typically inadvertent, for their propagation.
From their initial habitats, many anthropochorous insects have been transported by humans around the globe and several are now cosmopolitan in distribution.
2003, Kevin J. Edwards, Ian Ralston, Scotland After the Ice Age: Environment, Archaeology and History, 8000 BC - AD 1000:
Deriveds
Translations (2)
pt antropocórico (relying on humans for dispersal) · it antropocoro (relying on humans for dispersal)