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paucispecific

paucispecific adjective: having or composed of few species.

Adjective

paucispecific (not comparable)

  1. Having or composed of few species.
    Synonyms:
    oligospecific

Synonyms of paucispecific

Origin of paucispecific

From pauci- + specific.

Questions about paucispecific

What does paucispecific mean?
Paucispecific means having or composed of few species.
What part of speech is paucispecific?
Paucispecific is an adjective.

Words near paucispecific in the dictionary

  1. paucimicrobial
  2. paucinervate
  3. pauciparous
  4. pauciradiate
  5. pauciserial
  6. paucispecific
  7. paucispicular
  8. paucispiral
  9. paucistratified
  10. paucisymptomatic
  11. paucities

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