Eurytopic
/ˌjʊə.rɪˈtɒp.ɪk/noun
Able to live in or tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions.
Did you know?Eurytopic was built from Greek roots meaning “wide” and “place,” and it survives in scientific language as the opposite of species that can only live in very narrow habitats.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
eurýs
“wide, broad”
Ancient Greek
Greek
tópos
“place, location”
19th Century
Scientific Latin
eurytopicus
“having a broad habitat range”
Modern English
English
eurytopic
“able to live in a wide variety of habitats”
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