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cospecies

cospecies adjective: shared by two or more species.

Adjective

cospecies (not comparable)

  1. Shared by two or more species.
    • These interactions are essential for the assembly of an exopolysaccharides-rich matrix and the development of cospecies biofilms.2016 March 3, “Streptococcus mutans Can Modulate Biofilm Formation and Attenuate the Virulence of Candida albicans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of cospecies

From co- + species.

Questions about cospecies

What does cospecies mean?
Cospecies means shared by two or more species.
What part of speech is cospecies?
Cospecies is an adjective.

Words near cospecies in the dictionary

  1. cospeciate
  2. cospeciated
  3. cospeciating
  4. cospeciation
  5. cospeciations
  6. cospecies
  7. cospecific
  8. cospectral
  9. cospectrality
  10. Cospeito
  11. Cosper

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