speciation
noun/ˌspi.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ · /ˌspi.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/
Etymology From speciate + -ion.
- In both groups, however, we find copious and intricate speciation so that, often, species limits are narrow and ill defined.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 3:
- No one had ever seen a new species produced, nor, according to Darwin, should they expect to. Speciation was so drawn out as to be, for all intents and purposes unobservable.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 55:
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Physical sciences Usually The formation of different (inorganic) species (especially of ions) as the environment changes.
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Medicine, Pathology, Sciences Usually The determination of which species are present in a fluid or tissue specimen, bacterial culture, or viral culture.
- requirements specifying speciation and serotyping in addition to reporting of presence or absence
- Antonyms
- despeciation
- Derived terms
- cospeciation, hybrid speciation, microspeciation, pseudospeciation, speciational, speciation event, subspeciation
- Related terms
- specialization, allochronic, allopatric, parapatric, peripatric, sympatric