cenospecies

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

noun

, Genetics.

, plural ce·no·spe·cies.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cenospecies¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cenospecies¹

C20: from Greek koinos common + species