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nonspecies

nonspecies noun: that which is not a species.

Noun

nonspecies (plural nonspecies)

  1. That which is not a species.
    • Either the bird will be downgraded to "threatened" status — which means it can be hunted — or it will be declared a nonspecies, as has already happened to all its taxonomic kissing cousins.1981, Field & Stream, volume 86, number 5, page 107

Forms of nonspecies

pluralnonspecies

Origin of nonspecies

From non- + species.

Questions about nonspecies

What does nonspecies mean?
Nonspecies means that which is not a species.
What part of speech is nonspecies?
Nonspecies is a noun.
What is the plural of nonspecies?
The plural of nonspecies is nonspecies.

Words near nonspecies in the dictionary

  1. nonspecialists
  2. nonspecialized
  3. nonspecializing
  4. nonspecialty
  5. nonspecie
  6. nonspecies
  7. nonspecific
  8. nonspecifically
  9. nonspecification
  10. nonspecificity
  11. nonspecified

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