单词 | sibling species |
释义 | sibling speciesnoun Biology.one of two or more species that closely resemble one another but whose members cannot interbreed successfully. Origin of sibling speciesFirst recorded in 1940–45 Words nearby sibling speciessibilant rale, sibilate, Sibirʾ, Sibiu, sibling, sibling species, sibship, sibutramine, Sibuyan Sea, sibyl, Sibylla Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for sibling speciessibling species [ sĭb′lĭng ] Any of two or more related species that are morphologically nearly identical but are incapable of producing fertile hybrids. Sibling species can only be identified by genetic, biochemical, behavioral, or ecological factors, and are thought to have become divergent very recently. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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