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cenospecies

American  
[see-nuh-spee-sheez, -seez, sen-uh-] / ˈsi nəˌspi ʃiz, -siz, ˈsɛn ə- /

noun

Genetics.

plural

cenospecies

  1. a group of different species specie species the individuals of which produce partially fertile hybrids when crossbred.

cenospecies British  
/ ˈsiːnəˌspiːʃiːz /

noun

  1. a species related to another by the ability to interbreed

    dogs and wolves are cenospecies
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Etymology

Origin of cenospecies

First recorded in 1920–25; ceno- 2 + species

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