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speciesist

[spee-shee-ziz-uhm, -see-ziz-]

noun

discrimination in favor of one species, usually the human species, over another, especially 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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speciesism (ˈspiːʃiːzˌɪzəm)

—n
	a belief of humans that all other species of animals are inferior and may therefore be used for human benefit without regard to the suffering inflicted

[C20: from species + -ism]

'speciesist

—*adj*

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