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comparative more speciose, superlative most speciose
(taxonomy) Rich in species, such as when many species are members of a single genus. quotations examples
The most speciose living mammal genus (a small insectivore) has about 160 species.
1991, David M. Raup, Extinction: Bad genes or bad luck?, W. W. Norton and Company, pp 55-56