# speciesism

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈspiːʃiːˌzɪzəm/

## Definitions
1. An 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/speciesism