biospeciesn.
/ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌspiːʃɪz/, /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌspiːʃiːz/, /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌspiːsɪz/, /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌspiːsiːz/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌspiʃiz/, /ˈbaɪoʊˌspisiz/ = biological species n. at biological adj. and n. Compounds.
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shapec1400
species1608
subspecies1681
semispecies1825
infima species1843
conspeciesa1856
incipient species1859
relic1873
biological species1876
biological race1878
microspecies1897
clan1916
Jordanon1916
twin species1931
supraspecies1938
sibling species1940
species pair1942
phenon1943
biospecies1953
ochlospecies1962
1953 A. J. Cain in Evolution 7 82 For these meanings respectively may be used the terms morphospecies, palaeospecies, biospecies, and agamospecies.
1993 Nature 18 Nov. 226/2 Available studies, done to assess the problem in the light of punctuated equilibrium, affirm the identity of palaeontological taxa with true biospecies.
2000 M. Allaby Basics Environmental Sci. v. 223 The biospecies concept is essentially negative, in that it defines a species by the inability of its members to breed with non-members.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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