See Also: unproportionate(dictionary)

species (oh) and unproportionate (iou)


species (oh)



[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: 'appearance, kind', from specere 'to look (at)']
a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants
::Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.
::pandas and Other endangered species (=ones that may soon no longer exist)
-see also genus genus

unproportionate (iou)



unproportionate adjective. Now rare. L16.
[from UN-1 + PROPORTIONATE adjective.]
Disproportionate, unproportioned.
unproportionable adjective disproportionate L16-M18.
unproportionably adverb M16-E19.
unproportionately adverb L19.
unproportionateness noun LME.