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coldward en · ADJ

Etymology

From cold + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Toward a cold region.
   • Also the recent warming is reflected in changed distributions, especially for mobile species at their coldward (i.e., toward the cold end of a temperature gradient) altitudinal or latitudinal edges. 2015 January 9, Kristoffer Hylander, Johan Ehrlén, Miska Luoto, Eric Meineri, “Microrefugia: Not for everyone”, in Ambio, volume 44 (supplement 1), →DOI, →PMID, pages 60–8:

coldward en · ADV

Etymology

From cold + -ward.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Toward a cold region.