speciate
verb
to form or develop into a new biological species
Nearby words
- specialization,
- specialize,
- specialized,
- specially,
- specialty,
- speciation,
- specie,
- specie point,
- species,
- species-specific
Word Origin for speciate
C20: back formation from speciation
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