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species-rich

species-rich adjective: synonym of speciose.

Adjective

species-rich (comparative more species-rich, superlative most species-rich)

  1. Synonym of speciose.
    • The most common and species-rich backboned animal (vertebrates) worldwide and at Wembury are, arguably, the fish.1998, John I. Spicer, Biodiversity
    Synonyms:
    speciose

Synonyms of species-rich

Forms of species-rich

comparativemore species-rich
superlativemost species-rich

Questions about species-rich

What does species-rich mean?
Species-rich means synonym of speciose.
What part of speech is species-rich?
Species-rich is an adjective.

Words near species-rich in the dictionary

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

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