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threatspot

noun

Etymology

From threat + spot.

  1. derived from *(s)pel-✻
  2. derived from *splt-no-✻
  3. inherited from *spluttaz✻
  4. inherited from *splott✻
  5. inherited from splott — “spot, plot of land”
  6. inherited from splot
  7. derived from spotte — “spot, speck”
  8. inherited from spot
  9. compounded as threatspot — “threat + spot”

Definitions

  1. A location that is the habitat of a rare or threatened species.

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