ecospecies

ec·o·spe·cies

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ek-oh-spee-sheez, -seez, ee-koh-]
- /ˈɛk oʊˌspi ʃiz, -siz, ˈi koʊ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ek-oh-spee-sheez, -seez, ee-koh-]
- /ˈɛk oʊˌspi ʃiz, -siz, ˈi koʊ-/

Definitions of ecospecies word

noun ecospecies a taxon consisting of one or more interbreeding ecotypes: equivalent to a taxonomic species. 1
abbreviation ECOSPECIES Ecotype. 1
noun ecospecies a species of plant or animal that can be divided into several ecotypes 0
noun ecospecies a biological species distinguished from its close relatives, with which it can interbreed, by its adaptations to its particular environment 0

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Origin of ecospecies

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; eco- + species

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Parts of speech for Ecospecies

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ecospecies

ecospecies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

ecospecies usage trend in Literature

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