refugium

Meaning

1. Any local environment that has escaped regional ecological change and therefore provides a habitat for endangered species.
2. A separate section of a fishtank that shares the same water supply, used for denitrification, plankton production, etc.

Translations

ملجأ؛ مأوى؛ ملاذ

refuge

refugio

Etymology

From Latin refugium. Doublet of refuge.