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(taxonomy) Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus..
1991, David M. Raup, Extinction: Bad genes or bad luck?, W. W. Norton and Company, pp 55-56, The most speciose living mammal genus (a small insectivore) has about 160 species.
Use speciose when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Speciose means (taxonomy) Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus..
Common synonyms include species-rich.
Possible antonyms include oligospecific, paucispecific.
1991, David M. Raup, Extinction: Bad genes or bad luck?, W. W. Norton and Company, pp 55-56, The most speciose living mammal genus (a small insectivore) has about 160 species.
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