(Biology)(of a flora, fauna, or ecosystem) lacking in numbers or variety of species (生)(植物区系、动物区系或生态系统)萎缩的,衰弱的 oceanic islands are generally depauperate in mayflies. 海洋岛屿一般少见浮游生物。 ■(of a plant or animal) imperfectly developed (植物,动物)发育不全的
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'impoverished'): from medieval Latin depauperatus, past participle of depauperare, from de- 'completely' + pauperare 'make poor' (from pauper 'poor')