speciesthaler

noun

spe·​ci·​es·​tha·​ler

variants or speciethaler or less commonly speciestaler

ˈshpātsēˌeˌstälər,

-ēˌesˌdä-

or specietaler

plural -s

: reichsthaler

Word History

Etymology

German speziestaler, from spezies specie (from Latin species species) + taler

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