species problem

noun

The problem of finding a concept of a taxonomic species that can be usefully applied to many very different types of organism.

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Meanings

nounspecies problem (plural species problems)

plural species problems

  1. The problem of finding a concept of a taxonomic species that can be usefully applied to many very different types of organism.
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