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cryptospecies

cryptospecies noun: any of several distinct species referred to by the same species name.

Noun

cryptospecies (plural cryptospecies)

  1. Any of several distinct species referred to by the same species name.

Forms of cryptospecies

pluralcryptospecies

Origin of cryptospecies

crypto- + species

Questions about cryptospecies

What does cryptospecies mean?
Cryptospecies means any of several distinct species referred to by the same species name.
What part of speech is cryptospecies?
Cryptospecies is a noun.
What is the plural of cryptospecies?
The plural of cryptospecies is cryptospecies.

Words near cryptospecies in the dictionary

  1. cryptosecurity
  2. cryptosexist
  3. cryptosexuality
  4. cryptospace
  5. cryptospaces
  6. cryptospecies
  7. cryptosphere
  8. cryptospora
  9. cryptospore
  10. cryptospores
  11. cryptosporidia

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