Meaning of cryocratic | Babel Free
Definitions
The glacial phase of ecological development, characterized by a cold, dry climate in which vegetation is sparse and lacking in diversity.
uncountable
Examples
“Turner and West ( 1968 ) suggest that the phases of an interglacial period (cryocratic, protocratic , mesocratic , telocratic ) be considered as cenozones.”
“It is not known where the Karoo complex survived the cryocratic conditions.”
“The first phase was the cryocratic phase which existed in the ice-free parts of a glacial period.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.