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species-monger

species-monger noun: a biologist who is overly concerned with narrow classification, indifferent to wider relationships.

Noun

species-monger (plural species-mongers)

  1. (derogatory) A biologist who is overly concerned with narrow classification, indifferent to wider relationships.

Forms of species-monger

pluralspecies-mongers

Origin of species-monger

From species + monger.

Questions about species-monger

What does species-monger mean?
Species-monger means a biologist who is overly concerned with narrow classification, indifferent to wider relationships.
What part of speech is species-monger?
Species-monger is a noun.
What is the plural of species-monger?
The plural of species-monger is species-mongers.

Words near species-monger in the dictionary

  1. species names
  2. species problem
  3. species problems
  4. species swarm
  5. species-ism
  6. species-monger
  7. species-mongers
  8. species-rich
  9. speciescide
  10. specieses
  11. speciesism

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