deme

deme
[diːm]
noun
  1. a political division of Attica in ancient Greece
    德谟(古希腊阿提卡政区)
    ■an administrative division in modern Greece
    德谟(现代希腊阿提卡行政区)
  2. (Biology)a subdivision of a population consisting of closely related plants, animals, or people, typically breeding mainly within the group
    (生)同类群
语源
  1. from Greek dēmos 'people'; sense 2 is an extended use dating from the 1930s
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