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cenospecies

[ see-nuh-spee-sheez, -seez, sen-uh- ]

noun

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


cenospecies

/ ˈsiːnəˌspiːʃiːz /

noun

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

    dogs and wolves are cenospecies

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cenospecies1

First recorded in 1920–25; ceno- 2 + species
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cenospecies1

C20: from Greek koinos common + species

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