island dwarf en · NOUN
Meanings
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An island-dwelling organism that has become smaller than its mainland counterparts; an organism that has undergone island dwarfism.
Wrangel lies 140 kilometres north of the Siberian mainland and is 7600 square kilometres in extent. Its mammoths were island dwarfs.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 208:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| island dwarfs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |