Meaning of ring species | Babel Free
Definitions
A biological species consisting of overlapping subgroups, each of which can interbreed with the next, but which cannot freely interbreed when taken as a whole
Equivalents
Suomi
rengaslaji
Examples
“Ring species demonstrate that "can interbreed with" is not transitive.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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