noun
- A group of organisms that occupy the same ecological niche or habitat and can interbreed but are geographically isolated from other such groups.
Usage: biology; ecology; technical term
Examples
- The two ecospecies of frogs live in different wetland environments despite their genetic similarity.
- Biologists use the ecospecies concept to classify populations that are reproductively compatible but ecologically distinct.
- An ecospecies may evolve into a separate species over time if geographic isolation persists.
- The ecospecies definition emphasizes ecological adaptation rather than reproductive isolation alone.