multispecies

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adjective

Comprising or involving more than one species.

OriginEnglish species ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultispecies (not comparable)
  1. not comparableComprising or involving more than one species.

    “Okay. Maybe you shouldn't tell anyone you admire the last species that attempted to commit galaxy-wide multi-species genocide.”

    [2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 8, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation, 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 144

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishspecies
  7. Englishmultispecies

From multi- + species.

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Translations

Finnish monilajinen
  • monilajinencomprising or involving more than one species
Polish wielogatunkowy
  • wielogatunkowycomprising or involving more than one species
Cite this entry
APA

multispecies. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multispecies

MLA

“multispecies.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multispecies. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multispecies,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multispecies.

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