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chronospecies

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of one or more species derived from a sequential development pattern which involves continual and uniform changes from an extinct ancestral form on an evolutionary scale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Etymology

From chrono- + species.

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Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: chrono-espèce — species derived from a sequential development pattern on an evolutionary scale
  • German: Chronospezies — species derived from a sequential development pattern on an evolutionary scale
  • Portuguese: cronoespécie — species derived from a sequential development pattern on an evolutionary scale
  • Spanish: cronoespecie — species derived from a sequential development pattern on an evolutionary scale