SPECIESISM


Meaning of SPECIESISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspē-shēz-ˌi-zəm, -sēz- ]

noun

Date: 1973

1. : prejudice or discrimination based on species ; especially : discrimination against animals

2. : the assumption of human superiority on which speciesism is based

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.