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multispecies

multispecies

1 4.5
Including more than one species of animal or plant
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈspiːʃiːz/
: multiespecies
  • The aquarium features a multispecies tank that showcases tropical fish, corals, and invertebrates living together.

Examples

  • The observation is the first evidence of a multispecies reproductive aggregation.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Thus, a traditional commons fisheries problem has now emerged as a multispecies conservation problem involving other vertebrates as well as economic issues that affect not only the conservation community but also fishing, industry, and tourism.

    Academic text (1998)
  • It's a, it's a, it's the outcome of the multispecies coalescent process that can produce gene trees that are different from the species tree.

  • This would prove to be difficult for multispecies comparisons because sponges display a range of morphologies and reproductive.

    Academic text (2011)
  • He was the first to demonstrate instantaneous multipoint, multispecies measurements of concentration and temperature with excimer-induced Raman scattering.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The research team is studying a multispecies ecosystem to understand the interactions between different organisms.

  • The project aims to promote multispecies farming, allowing various crops and animals to coexist sustainably.

Synonyms

interspecies
vsmultispecies
  • Specialized
4 6.7

Between different kinds of living things such as animals or plants

is about systems that include multiple species together rather than relations between them

How Many Species

multispecies
1 4.5
monotypic
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Surface Forms

multispecies positive

Morphology

multispecies = species (transparent) = multi + species

The word transparently means 'many species' by adding the productive prefix multi- to species.

Etymology

The word multispecies comes from multi- meaning 'many', as in multiple, and species meaning 'kinds' of living things. So a multispecies group or study simply involves many different kinds of animals or plants living together.