superspeciesn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːpəˌspiːʃɪz/,

/ˈsjuːpəˌspiːʃɪz/, U.S.

/ˈsupərˌspiʃiz/; see also species n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, species n.

Etymology: < super- prefix + species n.

Chiefly Biology.

1. A group including two or more closely related species or subspecies; (now) spec. such a group in which the subgroups have largely non-overlapping (parapatric) ranges of distribution with the distinction between subspecies and separate species not being readily determinable. Cf. semispecies n.

ΚΠ

1859 H. C. Watson Cybele Britannica IV. ii. iv. 48 The term super-species may not be much admired, but it will suffice for the moment in contrast against that of sub-species.

1863 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 1 132 These three plants therefore seem to be merely subspecies of one superspecies, to which the name [sc. Gladiolus] communis properly belongs.

1884 J. Ruskin Storm Cloud Nineteenth Cent. i. 12 Before we begin talk either of the sub-genera and sub-species, or super-genera and super-species of cloud, perhaps we had better define what every cloud is, and must be, to begin with.

1931 E. Mayr in Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 469. 2 I propose for Artenkreis the more convenient term, Superspecies. I define superspecies as a systematic unit containing geographically representative species that have developed characters too distinct to permit the birds to be regarded as subspecies of one species.

1964 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 51 3 The transitional strains..show that a gene flow between these ‘species’ is at least potentially possible. Drosophila paulistorum is a superspecies, as defined by Mayr.

1989 A. Lewis & D. Pomeroy Bird Atlas Kenya 99/1 This sparrowhawk forms a superspecies with the resident Rufous Sparrowhawk.

2011 J. C. Kricher Trop. Ecol. ii. 72 (caption) The distributions of two superspecies groups of Amazonian birds closely follow the geography of the river systems.

2. A superior species; a very successful and typically invasive organism that readily dominates an ecosystem, esp. the human species.

ΚΠ

1912 M. A. Mügge Friedrich Nietzsche (People's Bks. Ser. No. 68) iv. 75 Upwards goes our way from species to super-species.

1948 G. Heard Is God Evident? 233 All other animals have been made subject and, finally, that they are allowed to multiply and be freed from dangers through the care of the super-species.

1982 D. Tilman Resource Competition & Community Struct. i. 4 What prevents the evolution of a superspecies, ie, a species which is such a superior competitor for resources that it displaces all other species?

1999 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 26 June b3 (title) Alberta's gopher explosion gives rise to theory of new super-species.

2010 G. Hamilton Super Species 11 Call them Super Species: the increasingly dominant life-forms that are poised to inherit the Earth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superspecies
释义	superspeciesn. Brit. /ˈsuːpəˌspiːʃɪz/, /ˈsjuːpəˌspiːʃɪz/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌspiʃiz/; see also species n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, species n. Etymology: < super- prefix + species n. Chiefly Biology. 1. A group including two or more closely related species or subspecies; (now) spec. such a group in which the subgroups have largely non-overlapping (parapatric) ranges of distribution with the distinction between subspecies and separate species not being readily determinable. Cf. semispecies n. ΚΠ 1859 H. C. Watson Cybele Britannica IV. ii. iv. 48 The term super-species may not be much admired, but it will suffice for the moment in contrast against that of sub-species. 1863 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 1 132 These three plants therefore seem to be merely subspecies of one superspecies, to which the name [sc. Gladiolus] communis properly belongs. 1884 J. Ruskin Storm Cloud Nineteenth Cent. i. 12 Before we begin talk either of the sub-genera and sub-species, or super-genera and super-species of cloud, perhaps we had better define what every cloud is, and must be, to begin with. 1931 E. Mayr in Amer. Mus. Novitates No. 469. 2 I propose for Artenkreis the more convenient term, Superspecies. I define superspecies as a systematic unit containing geographically representative species that have developed characters too distinct to permit the birds to be regarded as subspecies of one species. 1964 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 51 3 The transitional strains..show that a gene flow between these ‘species’ is at least potentially possible. Drosophila paulistorum is a superspecies, as defined by Mayr. 1989 A. Lewis & D. Pomeroy Bird Atlas Kenya 99/1 This sparrowhawk forms a superspecies with the resident Rufous Sparrowhawk. 2011 J. C. Kricher Trop. Ecol. ii. 72 (caption) The distributions of two superspecies groups of Amazonian birds closely follow the geography of the river systems. 2. A superior species; a very successful and typically invasive organism that readily dominates an ecosystem, esp. the human species. ΚΠ 1912 M. A. Mügge Friedrich Nietzsche (People's Bks. Ser. No. 68) iv. 75 Upwards goes our way from species to super-species. 1948 G. Heard Is God Evident? 233 All other animals have been made subject and, finally, that they are allowed to multiply and be freed from dangers through the care of the super-species. 1982 D. Tilman Resource Competition & Community Struct. i. 4 What prevents the evolution of a superspecies, ie, a species which is such a superior competitor for resources that it displaces all other species? 1999 Vancouver Sun (Nexis) 26 June b3 (title) Alberta's gopher explosion gives rise to theory of new super-species. 2010 G. Hamilton Super Species 11 Call them Super Species: the increasingly dominant life-forms that are poised to inherit the Earth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1859
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