[ek-oh-spee-sheez, -seez, ee-koh-] 
| a taxon consisting of one or more interbreeding ecotypes: equivalent to a taxonomic species. |
| 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. |
| ecospecies (ē'kō-spē'shēz, -sēz) Pronunciation Key
A species considered in terms of its ecological characteristics and usually including several ecotypes capable of interbreeding. |
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