species-rich

English

Adjective

species-rich (comparative more species-rich, superlative most species-rich)

  1. (taxonomy) Synonym of speciose.
    • 1998, John I. Spicer, Biodiversity:
      The most common and species-rich backboned animal (vertebrates) worldwide and at Wembury are, arguably, the fish.
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