Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gloger's rule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gloger's rule
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A rule stating that, within a species of endotherms, more heavily pigmented forms tend to be found in more humid environments.

Etymology

After the zoologist Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger, who first remarked upon this phenomenon in 1833.

Questions

What does gloger's rule mean?: A rule stating that, within a species of endotherms, more heavily pigmented forms tend to be found in more humid environments.
Where does gloger's rule come from?: After the zoologist Constantin Wilhelm Lambert Gloger, who first remarked upon this phenomenon in 1833.

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