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speciesism

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm/Sorted ceeiimpsssStarts with SEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Bias that gives different moral value to beings based on species.

Word origin

Coined by British animal rights advocate Richard D. Ryder in 1970 from species + -ism.

Used in a sentence

  • Sometimes speciesism is also used to describe a positive rather than a negative attitude as when dolphins are alleged to have rescued humans from danger while ignoring other species in peril.

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