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multispecies

multispecies

4.5
Including more than one species of animal or plant
  • adjective
  • /ˌmʌltiˈspiːʃiːz/
translation icon : 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
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
4.5
monotypic
  • Specialized
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.