ecospecies
/ˈikoʊˌspiʃiz/
noun
- A group of organisms within a species that are adapted to a particular set of environmental conditions and can interbreed with other groups of the same species.
- Biologists study how an ecospecies evolves when its habitat changes over time.
- The coastal ecospecies of the plant has thicker leaves to survive salty winds.
- This ecospecies of fish thrives only in the cold, fast-moving rivers of the region.
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