ecospecies

[ ek-oh-spee-sheez, -seez, ee-koh- ]
/ ˈɛk oʊˌspi ʃiz, -siz, ˈi koʊ- /

noun Ecology.

a taxon consisting of one or more interbreeding ecotypes: equivalent to a taxonomic species.

Origin of ecospecies

First recorded in 1920–25; eco- + species

OTHER WORDS FROM ecospecies

ec·o·spe·cif·ic [ek-oh-spi-sif-ik] /ˌɛk oʊ spɪˈsɪf ɪk/, adjective ec·o·spe·cif·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby ecospecies

economy-size, ecophysiology, ecopolitics, ecoregion, ecorse, ecospecies, ecosphere, ecosystem, ecosystem services, ecotage, ecotarian

British Dictionary definitions for ecospecies

ecospecies
/ (ˈiːkəʊˌspiːʃiːz, -ˌspiːsiːz, ˈɛkəʊ-) /

noun

ecology a species of plant or animal that can be divided into several ecotypes

Derived forms of ecospecies

ecospecific (ˌiːkəʊspɪˈsɪfɪk, ˌɛkəʊ-), adjective

Word Origin for ecospecies

C20: from eco ( logy) + species

Scientific definitions for ecospecies

ecospecies
[ ē′kō-spē′shēz, -sēz ]

A species considered in terms of its ecological characteristics and usually including several ecotypes capable of interbreeding.