Etymology

multispecies

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Today it means: Comprising or involving more than one species. Full definition →

English species ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī
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  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishspecies
  7. English todaymultispecies

From multi- + species.

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