species

IPA: spˈiʃiz

noun

  • Type or kind. (Compare race.)
  • A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
  • (biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.
  • (chemistry, physics) A particular type of atom, molecule, ion or other particle.
  • (mineralogy) A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.
  • An image, an appearance, a spectacle.
  • (obsolete) The image of something cast on a surface, or reflected from a surface, or refracted through a lens or telescope; a reflection.
  • Visible or perceptible presentation; appearance; something perceived.
  • (Christianity) Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.
  • Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.
  • A component part of compound medicine; a simple.
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Examples of "species" in Sentences

  • There is a variance in species of animals.
  • Cow dung is the waste of bovine animal species.
  • Why is the Red fox in the invasive species category
  • The name of the species refers to the nose shape of the animal.
  • The color of the body of the animal in this species is pale gray.
  • One species, the Whiskered Treeswift, is a species of primary forest.
  • The baby proved to be a mixture of the ape species and the human species.
  • The taxonomy, evolution and fossil species form the majority of the article.
  • The main commercial species in the high seas are the highly migratory species.
  • The species might cohabit with other species that are too large for it to eat.

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