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species complex

species complex noun: a group of closely related species so similar in appearance that the boundaries between them are often unclear.

Noun

species complex (plural species complexes)

  1. A group of closely related species so similar in appearance that the boundaries between them are often unclear.

Synonyms of species complex

Forms of species complex

pluralspecies complexes

Questions about species complex

What does species complex mean?
Species complex means a group of closely related species so similar in appearance that the boundaries between them are often unclear.
What part of speech is species complex?
Species complex is a noun.
What is the plural of species complex?
The plural of species complex is species complexes.

Words near species complex in the dictionary

  1. specieists
  2. species
  3. species aggregate
  4. species barrier
  5. species barriers
  6. species complex
  7. species complexes
  8. species dysphoria
  9. species epithet
  10. species epithets
  11. species flock

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