hybrid speciation

noun

The formation of a new species as the direct result of hybridization between members of two existing species.

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Meanings

nounhybrid speciation (usually uncountable, plural hybrid speciations)

plural hybrid speciations

  1. uncountableusuallybiologyThe formation of a new species as the direct result of hybridization between members of two existing species.
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