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–noun
discrimination in favor of one species, usually the human species, over another, esp. in the exploitation or mistreatment of animals by humans.
Origin:
1970–75;
species
+
-ism
Related forms:
spe⋅cies⋅ist,
adjective, noun
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spe·cies·ism
(spē'shē-zĭz'əm, -sē-)
n. Human intolerance or discrimination on the basis of species, especially as manifested by cruelty to or exploitation of animals.
spe'cies·ist'
adj.
& n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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