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ECOSPECIES

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ec⋅o⋅spe⋅cies

  [ek-oh-spee-sheez, -seez, ee-koh-]
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–noun Ecology.
a taxon consisting of one or more interbreeding ecotypes: equivalent to a taxonomic species.
Origin:
1920–25; eco- + species

Related forms:
ec⋅o⋅spe⋅cif⋅ic  [ek-oh-spi-sif-ik] , adjective
ec⋅o⋅spe⋅cif⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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e·co·spe·cies   (ē'kō-spē'shēz, -sēz, ěk'ō-)   
n.   pl. ecospecies
A taxonomic species considered in terms of its ecological characteristics and usually including several interbreeding ecotypes.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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