cenospecies

[ see-nuh-spee-sheez, -seez, sen-uh- ]
/ ˈsi nəˌspi ʃiz, -siz, ˈsɛn ə- /

noun, plural ce·no·spe·cies. Genetics.

a group of different species the individuals of which produce partially fertile hybrids when crossbred.

Origin of cenospecies

First recorded in 1920–25; ceno-2 + species

Words nearby cenospecies

cenizo, ceno-, cenobite, cenogenesis, cenosite, cenospecies, cenotaph, cenote, cenozoic, cense, censer

British Dictionary definitions for cenospecies

cenospecies
/ (ˈsiːnəˌspiːʃiːz) /

noun plural -species

a species related to another by the ability to interbreed dogs and wolves are cenospecies

Word Origin for cenospecies

C20: from Greek koinos common + species