Species Meaning and Definition


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Species meaning

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


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