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counterspecies

counterspecies noun: a species in opposition to another.

Noun

counterspecies (plural counterspecies)

  1. A species in opposition to another.
    • Incidentally, when bad came to very worse, all liberation movements seem to agree on one animal species that likes to wallow in mud as the appropriate counterspecies to liken the adult white male to.1974, Erik H. Erikson, Dimensions of a New Identity, page 116
    • Because in order to establish a new species properly, you have to make sure it comes equipped with counterspecies: predators, parasites, diseases, degraders.1993, C.S. Friedman, When True Night Falls, page 243

Forms of counterspecies

pluralcounterspecies

Origin of counterspecies

From counter- + species.

Questions about counterspecies

What does counterspecies mean?
Counterspecies means a species in opposition to another.
What part of speech is counterspecies?
Counterspecies is a noun.
What is the plural of counterspecies?
The plural of counterspecies is counterspecies.

Words near counterspecies in the dictionary

  1. countersorcerer
  2. countersorcerers
  3. countersorceries
  4. countersorcery
  5. counterspace
  6. counterspecies
  7. counterspectacle
  8. counterspectacles
  9. counterspeech
  10. counterspeeches
  11. counterspell

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