nonspecies

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noun

That which is not a species.

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Meanings

nounnonspecies (plural nonspecies)
  1. That which is not a species.

    Either the bird will be downgraded to "threatened" status — which means it can be hunted — or it will be declared a nonspecies, as has already happened to all its taxonomic kissing cousins.

    1981, Field & Stream, volume 86, number 5, page 107

Origin

From non- + species.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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