"ghost population" meaning in All languages combined

See ghost population on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ghost populations [plural]
Etymology: From ghost + population. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ghost|population}} ghost + population Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost population (plural ghost populations)
  1. A population that is inferred to have existed based on data that has been reconstructed rather than on direct sampling. Wikipedia link: ghost population
    Sense id: en-ghost_population-en-noun-B-B6DQSn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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