speciesism

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spē′shē ziz′əm, -sē ziz′-)


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spe•cies•ism  (spē′shē ziz′əm, -sē ziz′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biologydiscrimination in favor of one species, usually the human species, over another, esp. in the exploitation or mistreatment of animals by humans.
  • species + -ism 1970–75
spe′cies•ist, adj., n. 

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