generalism

== English == === Etymology === From general +‎ -ism; compare generalist. === Noun === generalism (countable and uncountable, plural generalisms) Generalization: lack of specialization. 2001 May 11, Mark E. J. Woolhouse et al."Population Biology of Multihost Pathogens", in the journal Science V.292, Isuue 5519, pp.1109-1112 Factors that predispose pathogens to generalism include high levels of genetic diversity and abundant opportunities for cross-species transmission, and the taxonomic distributions of generalists and specialists appear to reflect these factors. === Anagrams === Megrelians, greenmails, marine legs