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hectad

Meaning: A unit of area, specifically one hundred square kilometers, used in mapping and geography. In the UK, it can refer to a 10 km x 10 km grid square used in biological recording.
Example Usage: "The conservation team surveyed every hectad in the region to map the population density of the rare butterfly species."
by Brookes Huwasi August 26, 2025
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