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coldward

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Etymology

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From cold +‎ -ward.

Adverb

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coldward (not comparable)

  1. Toward a cold region.

Adjective

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coldward (not comparable)

  1. Toward a cold region.
    • 2015 January 9, Kristoffer Hylander, Johan Ehrlén, Miska Luoto, Eric Meineri, “Microrefugia: Not for everyone”, in Ambio, volume 44 (supplement 1), →DOI, →PMID, pages 60–8:
      Also the recent warming is reflected in changed distributions, especially for mobile species at their coldward (i.e., toward the cold end of a temperature gradient) altitudinal or latitudinal edges.