Meanings
adjectivespeciose (comparative more speciose, superlative most speciose)
comparative more speciose · superlative most speciose · alternative specious
- biologyRich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.
1991, David M. Raup, Extinction: Bad genes or bad luck?, W. W. Norton and Company, pp 55-56, The most speciose living mammal genus (a small insectivore) has about 160 species.
Synonyms: species-rich
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.
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Finnish runsaslajinen
- runsaslajinenrich in species
Polish obejmujący wiele gatunków
- obejmujący wiele gatunkówrich in species
Swedish artrik
- artrikrich in species
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