Word: Species
How to pronounce: ˈspiːʃiːz
Noun
Definitions:
1. A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.A group subordinate to a genus and containing individuals agreeing in some common attributes and called by a common name.
Example sentences: "As in Darwin's theory of natural selection, a species must adjust to survive."
2. A kind or sort.
Example sentences: "A species of invective at once tough and suave"
3. The visible form of each of the elements of consecrated bread and wine in the Eucharist.
Synonyms:
breed
type
kind
category
ilk
description
class
nature
genre
manner
family
sort
genus
order
variety
strain
grade
humanity
humankind
people
set
like
Derivations:
specie
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Species in Other Languages...
Spanish: Especie
German: Art
French: Espèces
Italian: Specie
Turkish: Tür
