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speciate

speciate verb: to form new biological species by the division of an existing one.

Verb

speciate (third-person singular simple present speciates, present participle speciating, simple past and past participle speciated)

  1. To form new biological species by the division of an existing one

Forms of speciate

third-person singular presentspeciates
present participlespeciating
past participlespeciated
pastspeciated

Words formed from speciate

Questions about speciate

What does speciate mean?
Speciate means to form new biological species by the division of an existing one.
What part of speech is speciate?
Speciate is a verb.
What is the past tense of speciate?
The past tense of speciate is speciated.

Words near speciate in the dictionary

  1. specialty crops
  2. specialty shop
  3. specialty shops
  4. specialty store
  5. specialty stores
  6. speciate
  7. speciated
  8. speciates
  9. speciating
  10. speciation
  11. speciation event

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