microspecies

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genotype that is perpetuated by apomixis.
  2. A small, typically localized population of organisms that is slightly yet effectively distinct from other closely related forms; a group less inclusive than a species, similar to a subspecies.

Word forms

microspecies

Etymology

From micro- + species.

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