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cenospecies

[ see-nuh-spee-sheez, -seez, sen-uh- ]

noun

Genetics.
plural cenospecies.
  1. a group of different species specie species the individuals of which produce partially fertile hybrids when crossbred.

cenospecies

/ ˈːəˌ辱ːʃː /

noun

  1. a species related to another by the ability to interbreed

    dogs and wolves are cenospecies

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cenospecies1

First recorded in 1920–25; ceno- 2 + species
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cenospecies1

C20: from Greek koinos common + species

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