anthropochorous

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) + χωρίζω (khōrízō, “separate, spread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænθɹɒpəˈkɔːɹəs/

Adjective

anthropochorous (not comparable)

1. (ecology, of fauna, or flora) that have populations transported as aliens to geographical areas by the direct or indirect, typically inadvertent, action of humans.
2. (ecology, of fauna, or flora) that have populations effectively relying on human transport or action, typically inadvertent, for their propagation.
   • 2003, Kevin J. Edwards, Ian Ralston, Scotland After the Ice Age: Environment, Archaeology and History, 8000 BC - AD 1000:

     From their initial habitats, many anthropochorous insects have been transported by humans around the globe and several are now cosmopolitan in distribution.

Derived terms

• anthropochore
• anthropochory

Translations

relying on humans for dispersal

• Italian: antropocoro (it)
• Portuguese: antropocórico