Etymology

monospecific

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Today it means: containing only one known species. Full definition →

English specific ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishspecific
  5. English todaymonospecific

From mono- + specific.

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