Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

counterspecies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: coun-ter-species
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A species in opposition to another.

Example Sentences

"Incidentally, when bad came to very worse, all liberation movements seem to agree on one animal species that likes to wallow in mud as the appropriate counterspecies to liken the adult white male to."
"Because in order to establish a new species properly, you have to make sure it comes equipped with counterspecies: predators, parasites, diseases, degraders."
"Humanity itself might be overrated, but what if you suspected that the bulk of your life's acquaintance - all those punctually plastered guests at your parents' cocktail hours, with their indisputable skill in running the world - fell into that inhuman counterspecies to which Dewey was accused of belonging?"

Etymology

From counter- + species.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: counter

Frequently Paired Words

interspecies interspecific intraspecies

Questions

What does counterspecies mean?: A species in opposition to another.
Where does counterspecies come from?: From counter- + species.

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