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speciose

speciose adjective: rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.

Adjective

speciose (comparative more speciose, superlative most speciose)

  1. Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.
    • The most speciose living mammal genus (a small insectivore) has about 160 species.1991, David M. Raup, Extinction: Bad genes or bad luck?, W. W. Norton and Company, pp 55-56
    Synonyms:
    species-rich

Synonyms of speciose

Antonyms

Forms of speciose

comparativemore speciose
superlativemost speciose
alternative formspecious

Origin of speciose

From species + -ose.

Words formed from speciose

Questions about speciose

What does speciose mean?
Speciose means rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.
What part of speech is speciose?
Speciose is an adjective.

Words near speciose in the dictionary

  1. speciocide
  2. speciociliatine
  3. speciogynine
  4. speciology
  5. speciophylline
  6. speciose
  7. speciosities
  8. speciosity
  9. specious
  10. specious present
  11. speciously

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