adjective
- able to tolerate a wide range of environmental conditions, such as temperature, moisture, or habitat; having broad ecological tolerance.
Usage: biology; ecology
Examples
- Rats are eurytopic animals that can survive in deserts, forests, and urban environments.
- The eurytopic nature of cockroaches allows them to thrive in diverse climates worldwide.
- Unlike stenotopic species, eurytopic organisms can adjust to significant changes in their surroundings.
- Dandelions are eurytopic plants that grow in meadows, roadsides, and disturbed soils.
- The eurytopic fish species can live in both freshwater and saltwater habitats.