protospecies
English
Etymology
From
proto-
+
species
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈpɹəʊtəʊˌspiːʃiːz/
Noun
protospecies
(
plural
protospecies
)
A
preexisting
type of
species
from which other species
evolved
.
Translations
preexsiting type of species
Chinese:
Mandarin:
原種
/
原种
(zh)
(
yuánzhǒng
)
Finnish:
kantalaji
Portuguese:
proto-espécie
f