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spe·cies·ism (spē′s̸hēz iz′əm, -sēz-)

noun

discrimination against or exploitation of animals based on the assumption that humans are superior to and more important than all other species

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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