undescribed

Adjective

Meaning

Not described

Not previously known to science

Examples

He deduced that it contained a hitherto undescribed element which he was unable to characterise. Source: Internet

How true this seems for Hawaiian, with its rich and varied background, its many idioms heretofore undescribed, and its ingenious and sophisticated use of figurative language.” Source: Internet

Freshwaters 16(2): 183-191 but an apparently undescribed species from the same region and genus also exists. Source: Internet

In molecular systematics papers, "cf." may be used to indicate one or more undescribed species assumed related to a described species. Source: Internet

New species are described with some regularity and undescribed species likely remain. Source: Internet

Similar birds were reported from Lord Howe Island; these seem to represent another extinct subspecies but are undescribed to date. Source: Internet

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