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species
[spee-sheez, -seez]
noun
plural
speciesa class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
Biology.Ģżthe major subdivision of a genus or subgenus, regarded as the basic category of biological classification, composed of related individuals that resemble one another, are able to breed among themselves, but are not able to breed with members of another species.
Logic.Ģż
one of the classes of things included with other classes in a genus.
the set of things within one of these classes.
Ecclesiastical.Ģż
the external form or appearance of the bread or the wine in the Eucharist.
either of the Eucharistic elements.
Obsolete.Ģżspecie; coin.
the species, the human race; humankind.
a study of the species.
adjective
Horticulture.Ģżpertaining to a plant that is a representative member of a species, one that is not a hybrid or variety.
a species rose;
a species gladiolus.
species
/ ĖspiĖŹiĖz, ĖspiĖŹÉŖĖiĖz /
noun
biology
sp.Ģżany of the taxonomic groups into which a genus is divided, the members of which are capable of interbreeding: often containing subspecies, varieties, or races. A species is designated in italics by the genus name followed by the specific name, for example Felis domesticus (the domestic cat)
the animals of such a group
any group of related animals or plants not necessarily of this taxonomic rank
(modifier) denoting a plant that is a natural member of a species rather than a hybrid or cultivar
a species clematis
logic a group of objects or individuals, all sharing at least one common attribute, that forms a subdivision of a genus
a kind, sort, or variety
a species of treachery
RC Church the outward form of the bread and wine in the Eucharist
obsoleteĢżan outward appearance or form
obsoleteĢżspecie
species
A group of organisms having many characteristics in common and ranking below a genus. Organisms that reproduce sexually and belong to the same species interbreed and produce fertile offspring. Species names are usually written lower case and in italics, as rex in Tyrannosaurus rex.
See Table at taxonomy
species
A group of closely related and interbreeding living things; the smallest standard unit of biological classification. Species can be divided into varieties, races, breeds, or subspecies. Red pines, sugar maples, cats, dogs, chimpanzees, and people are species; Siamese cats and beagles are varieties, not species. (See Linnean classification.)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- superspecies nounĢżsuperspecies
- underspecies nounĢżunderspecies
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of species1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of species1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Scientists have discovered a new species of dinosaur - in the collection of a Mongolian museum - that they say "rewrites" the evolutionary history of tyrannosaurs.
But the Dolphin Surf is the invasive species that has long-established brands most worried.
Bottom trawling is one of the more destructive fishing practices that can lead to accidentally killing larger marine species.
The naturalist's latest documentary Ocean With David Attenborough showed new footage of a bottom trawling net bulldozing through silt on the seafloor and scooping up species indiscriminately.
āThe monkeys are a more distant evolutionary distant species, and so perhaps that there is some gradual development in the course of primate evolution,ā Hattori told Salon in a video call.
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