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depauperate
de·pau·pe·rate
[
di páwpərət
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
lacking species variety:
lacking or depleted in the variety of plant or animal species
2.
not fully grown:
less than fully grown or developed
[
Mid-19th century. < medieval Latin
depauperatus
, past participle of
depauperare
"impoverish" < Latin
pauper
(see
pauper
)
]
de·pau·pe·ra·tion
[
di pàwpə ráysh'n
]
noun
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