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species

spe·cies

UK/ˈspiːʃiːz/ US/ˈspiːsiːz/ common

noun

1.

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

2.

a specific kind of something

  • “a species of molecule”
  • “a species of villainy”

Origin

From Latin speciēs (“appearance; quality”), from speciō (“see”) + -iēs suffix signifying abstract noun. Doublet of spice.

Phrases

  • adventive species
  • aggregate species
  • alien species
  • chemical species
  • closed species
  • cloud species
  • collective species
  • cryptic species

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