| 单词 | sibling species |
| 释义 | > as lemmassibling species sibling species n. Biology each of a pair or group of species (esp. those that are closely related to one another) whose members are morphologically very similar but cannot interbreed to produce fertile offspring; cf. twin species n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > taxonomy > taxon > [noun] > species or sub-species shapec1400 species1608 subspecies1681 semispecies1825 infima species1843 conspeciesa1856 incipient species1859 relic1873 biological species1876 biological race1878 microspecies1897 clan1916 Jordanon1916 twin species1931 supraspecies1938 sibling species1940 species pair1942 phenon1943 biospecies1953 ochlospecies1962 1940 E. Mayr in Amer. Naturalist 74 258 Sibling species: The opposite condition exists where pairs or larger groups of related species are so similar that they are generally considered as one species. 1979 Nature 7 June 557/2 The eastern meadowlark (Sturnella magna) and western meadowlark (S. neglecta) are sibling species of songbirds. 2012 D. M. Hillis et al. Princ. of Life xvii. 376/1 It may be difficult to predict whether the incipient species will continue to diverge and become fully isolated from its sibling species, or if they will merge again in the future. < as lemmas |
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