"oligotrophic" meaning in All languages combined

See oligotrophic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-oligotrophic.ogg Forms: more oligotrophic [comparative], most oligotrophic [superlative]
Etymology: From oligo- + -trophic. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|oligo|trophic}} oligo- + -trophic Head templates: {{en-adj}} oligotrophic (comparative more oligotrophic, superlative most oligotrophic)
  1. (physiology, of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment) Categories (topical): Physiology Translations (of a diet: deficient in nutrition): oligotroph (German)
    Sense id: en-oligotrophic-en-adj-ipFI-XXb Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'of a diet: deficient in nutrition': 64 9 27
  2. (biology, of a body of water) being poor in nutrients and minerals Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-oligotrophic-en-adj-q~aEwqk3 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (geography, of a wetland) deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus. Categories (topical): Geography Translations (of a wetland: deficient in plant nutrients): oligotròfic (Catalan), oligotrófico (Galician), oligotrofico (Italian), oligotrof (Norwegian Bokmål), næringsfattig (Norwegian Bokmål), oligotrof (Norwegian Nynorsk), næringsfattig (Norwegian Nynorsk), oligotrófico (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-oligotrophic-en-adj-6M3YSBMC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with oligo-, English terms suffixed with -trophic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 37 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with oligo-: 23 33 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -trophic: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 33 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 35 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 34 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 29 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 10 23 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 15 29 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 28 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 27 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 16 29 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 7 25 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 25 66 Topics: geography, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a wetland: deficient in plant nutrients': 25 14 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: oligotrophy, eutrophy, hypereutrophy

Alternative forms

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