defended

Definition

Having defenses.

Etymology

From defend + -ed.

Example Sentences

• "For example, in the boreal forest where browsing by hares in winter is an important source of mortality, the juvenile-phase is more defended chemically against browsing by hares in winter than is the conspecific mature-phase (Table 2)."
• "This result corroborates the Hypothesis 2 that the less defended fast-growing species can be replaced over time by more defended slower-growing species."
• "Understandably, the more extreme the condition, the more defended the family and professionals can be."