species-monger

noun

A biologist who is overly concerned with narrow classification, indifferent to wider relationships.

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Meanings

nounspecies-monger (plural species-mongers)

plural species-mongers

  1. derogatoryA biologist who is overly concerned with narrow classification, indifferent to wider relationships.

Origin

From species + monger.

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APA

species-monger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/species-monger

MLA

“species-monger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/species-monger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “species-monger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/species-monger.

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