Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of the geographically separated species that constitute a superspecies.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[allo– (as in allopatric) + species.]

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word allospecies.

Examples

  • They had access to 4 different allospecies of the blind mole rat

    Ars Technica Diana Gitig 2010

  • They had access to 4 different allospecies of the blind mole rat

    Ars Technica Diana Gitig 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.