Supertramp
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Supertramp is a noun meaning (ecology) A creature of organism that disperses widely and is not adapted to any specific environment.
Meaning
(ecology) A creature of organism that disperses widely and is not adapted to any specific environment.
Example Sentences
In all aspects of its distribution, ecology and reproduction, the pearly-eye is a classic example of an avian "supertramp." It is a highly vagile species and a good disperser, with a propensity to fill vacant or under-exploited niches.
Word Forms
- supertramps
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include straggler, scatterhoarder, denizen, traversodontid, trackmaker, nontrilobite.
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