cryptospecies

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noun

Any of several distinct species referred to by the same species name.

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Meanings

nouncryptospecies (plural cryptospecies)
  1. Any of several distinct species referred to by the same species name.

Origin

crypto- + species

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APA

cryptospecies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptospecies

MLA

“cryptospecies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptospecies. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryptospecies,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryptospecies.

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