"despeciation" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From de- + speciation. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|speciation}} de- + speciation Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} despeciation (uncountable)
  1. (biology, taxonomy) The loss of a unique species of animal due to its combining with another previously distinct species. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-despeciation-en-noun-qoj1bznK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
  2. (biology, immunology, physiology, medicine) The loss of antigenic specificity in an antigen or an antibody thereto. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Biology, Immunology, Medicine, Physiology
    Sense id: en-despeciation-en-noun-NSwMsS~q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 53 47 Topics: biology, immunology, medicine, natural-sciences, physiology, sciences
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