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ring species

ring species noun: a biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole.

Noun

ring species (plural ring species)

  1. A biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole
    • Ring species demonstrate that "can interbreed with" is not transitive.

ring species meaning in Tamil

ring species in Tamil

வலயச் சிறப்பினம்

Forms of ring species

pluralring species

Questions about ring species

What does ring species mean?
Ring species means a biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole.
What is ring species in Tamil?
Ring species in Tamil is வலயச் சிறப்பினம். See Ring species meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ring species?
Ring species is a noun.
What is the plural of ring species?
The plural of ring species is ring species.

Words near ring species in the dictionary

  1. ring singularities
  2. ring singularity
  3. ring someone's bell
  4. ring spanner
  5. ring spanners
  6. ring species
  7. ring spinner
  8. ring spinners
  9. ring spinning
  10. ring stain
  11. ring stand

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