Counterspecies

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A species in opposition to another.

    "Incidentally, when bad came to very worse, all liberation movements seem to agree on one animal species that likes to wallow in mud as the appropriate counterspecies to liken the adult white male to."

Example

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"Incidentally, when bad came to very worse, all liberation movements seem to agree on one animal species that likes to wallow in mud as the appropriate counterspecies to liken the adult white male to."

Etymology

From counter- + species.

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