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paraspecies

paraspecies noun: a species that gave rise to daughter species without itself becoming extinct.

Noun

paraspecies (uncountable)

  1. A species that gave rise to daughter species without itself becoming extinct

Origin of paraspecies

From para- + species.

Questions about paraspecies

What does paraspecies mean?
Paraspecies means a species that gave rise to daughter species without itself becoming extinct.
What part of speech is paraspecies?
Paraspecies is a noun.

Words near paraspecies in the dictionary

  1. parasomniacs
  2. parasomnias
  3. parasomnic
  4. parasorbic acid
  5. paraspastic
  6. paraspecies
  7. paraspecific
  8. paraspecificity
  9. paraspeckle
  10. paraspeckles
  11. parasperm

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