Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ring species

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: ring species
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole

Example Sentences

"Ring species demonstrate that "can interbreed with" is not transitive."

Questions

What does ring species mean?: A biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole

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