ecospecies

American  

[ek-oh-spee-sheez, -seez, ee-koh-] / ˈɛk oʊˌspi ʃiz, -siz, ˈi koʊ- /

noun

Ecology.

1. a taxon consisting of one or more interbreeding ecotypes: equivalent to a taxonomic species.

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ecospecies British  

/ -ˌspiːsiːz, ˌɛkəʊ-, ˈɛkəʊ-, ˌiːkəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk, ˈiːkəʊˌspiːʃiːz /

noun

1. ecology a species of plant or animal that can be divided into several ecotypes

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ecospecies Scientific  

/ ē′kō-spē′shēz,-sēz /

1. A species considered in terms of its ecological characteristics and usually including several ecotypes capable of interbreeding.

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Other Word Forms

• ecospecific
  adjective
• ecospecifically
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of ecospecies

First recorded in 1920–25; eco- + species