Speciesism

noun

/ˈspiːsiːˌzɪzəm/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounAn ethical stance that assigns different worth or rights to beings on the basis of their species membership, such as assigning greater rights to human beings than to other animals.

Synonyms

species-ism speciesm specism specieism biospecies biocentrism biophilosophy proprium ethospecies species-monger anthropism bioessentialism

🔗 Find words with "speciesism" in A2Z Word Finder

The Daily Word NerdA new word, a puzzle, and a fun fact — free in your inbox every morning.

Free forever · unsubscribe anytime · all 14 newsletters

That email did not go through — please check it and try again.