ˈräs ə nˌkrīs noun
( plural rassenkrei·se -īzə)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from rasse race + kreis circle, cycle
: a polytypic species especially when exhibiting a pattern of geographical replacement of one type by another
ˈräs ə nˌkrīs noun
( plural rassenkrei·se -īzə)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: German, from rasse race + kreis circle, cycle
: a polytypic species especially when exhibiting a pattern of geographical replacement of one type by another
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012