speciose

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speciose

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From species + -ose.

adjective more speciose · most speciose · specious

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.
Similar: species-rich

Opposite: oligospecific, paucispecific

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adjective

Opposite: oligospecific, paucispecific

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@misc{speciose_2026,
  title = {speciose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/speciose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}