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cenospecies

American

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

noun

Genetics.

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

cenospecies British

/ ˈsiːnəˌspiːʃiːz /

noun

a species related to another by the ability to interbreed

dogs and wolves are cenospecies

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cenospecies

plural

Etymology

Origin of cenospecies

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

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