Definitions

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  • adjective Pertaining to multiple species
  • adjective Having multiple specificities

Etymologies

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poly- +‎ specific

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Examples

  • The result was most often patchwork, polyspecific systems.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • In any case the Riders were soon out of it, and into a polyspecific concourse as crowded as any low-tech bazaar.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • "Just peaceful settlements -- like that shepherd moon -- in polyspecific civilizations all across the Beyond."

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • She knew that Sandor was polyspecific, with branch offices scattered through the High Beyond.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • From: Alliance for the Defense [Claimed cooperative of five polyspecific empires in the Beyond below Straumli Realm.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • From: Alliance for the Defense [Claimed cooperative of five polyspecific empires in the Beyond below Straumli Realm.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • From: Alliance for the Defense [Claimed cooperative of five polyspecific empires in the Beyond below Straumli Realm.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

  • From: Alliance for the Defense [Claimed cooperative of five polyspecific empires in the Beyond below Straumli Realm.

    A Fire Upon the Deep Vinge, Vernor 1992

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