ring species

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Definition of ring species in English English dictionary

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

Ring species demonstrate that can interbreed with is not transitive.

Hyphenation

ring spe·cies

Turkish pronunciation

rîng spişiz

Pronunciation

/ˈrəɴɢ ˈspēsʜēz/ /ˈrɪŋ ˈspiːʃiːz/