commiscuum

noun

com·​mis·​cu·​um

kəˈmiskyəwəm

plural commiscua

-wə

also commiscuums

-wəmz

: a subdivision of a comparium comprising organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile hybrids and being usually equivalent in scope to a taxonomic species

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, neuter of commiscuus common, from commiscere to mix together

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