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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speciose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
speciose
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From species + -ose.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more speciose (comparative) most speciose (superlative) specious (alternative)

Derived Forms

unspeciose

Synonyms

species-rich

Antonyms

oligospecific paucispecific

Questions

What does speciose mean?
Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus.
Where does speciose come from?
From species + -ose.

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