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distinct , dis·tinct / disˈtingkt/ • adj. 1. recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type: the patterns of spoken language are distinc… Clear , clear / ˈkli(ə)r/ • adj. 1. easy to perceive, understand, or interpret: clear and precise directions. ∎ leaving no doubt; obvious or unambiguous: a c… clearing , clear·ing / ˈkli(ə)ring/ • n. an open space in a forest, esp. one cleared for cultivation. Bank Clearinghouses , CLEARINGHOUSES. The method of clearing—matching offsetting items so that only the balances due after the clearing need to be settled—has been used fo… Stratus , stratus •cactus • saltus • Diophantus • Sanctus •Rastus, Theophrastus •altostratus, cirrostratus, nimbostratus, stratus •conspectus, prospectus •mome… biotopographic unit , biotopographic unit
1. A small habitat unit with distinctive topography formed by the activities of an organism (e.g. an ant hill).
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