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1. (n.) species
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
2. species
the 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.
3. species
Logic.
4. species
one of the classes of things included with other classes in a genus.
5. species
the set of things within one of these classes.
6. species
the external form or appearance of the bread or the wine in the Eucharist.
7. species
either of the Eucharistic elements.
8. species
the species, the human race; humankind.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L speciēs appearance, form, sort, kind =spec(ere) to look, regard +-iēs abstract n. suffix)
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| Definition of 'Species' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) species
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
2. (noun) species
a specific kind of something
"a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"
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1. (noun) species
a class of living things that all have the same general characteristics
the human species; a previously undiscovered species of bird
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| Definition of 'Species' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Species
visible or sensible presentation; appearance; a sensible percept received by the imagination; an image
2. (noun) Species
a group of individuals agreeing in common attributes, and designated by a common name; a conception subordinated to another conception, called a genus, or generic conception, from which it differs in containing or comprehending more attributes, and extending to fewer individuals. Thus, man is a species, under animal as a genus; and man, in its turn, may be regarded as a genus with respect to European, American, or the like, as species
3. (noun) Species
in science, a more or less permanent group of existing things or beings, associated according to attributes, or properties determined by scientific observation
4. (noun) Species
a sort; a kind; a variety; as, a species of low cunning; a species of generosity; a species of cloth
5. (noun) Species
coin, or coined silver, gold, ot other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie
6. (noun) Species
a public spectacle or exhibition
7. (noun) Species
a component part of compound medicine; a simple
8. (noun) Species
an officinal mixture or compound powder of any kind; esp., one used for making an aromatic tea or tisane; a tea mixture
9. (noun) Species
the form or shape given to materials; fashion or shape; form; figure
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Sense: a group (of animals etc) whose members are so similar or closely related as to be able to breed together
There are se-veral species of zebra.
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 Afrikaans: spesie |
 Arabic: صِنْف، جِنْس، فَصيلَه |
 Bulgarian: биол. вид |
 Brazilian: espécie |
 Czech: druh |
 German: die Art |
 Danish: art |
 Greek: είδος |
 Spanish: especie |
 Estonian: liik |
 Farsi: گونه |
 Finnish: laji |
 French: espèce |
 Hebrew: תָבלִין |
 Hindi: प्रजाति |
 Croatian: vrsta, rod |
 Hungarian: fajta |
 Indonesian: spesies |
 Icelandic: tegund |
 Italian: specie |
 Japanese: 種 |
 Korean: 종 |
 Lithuanian: rūšis, giminė |
 Latvian: suga |
 Malay: spesies |
 Dutch: soort |
 Norwegian: art |
 Polish: gatunek |
 Persian: گونه |
 Pashto: دوله |
 Portuguese: espécie |
 Romanian: specie |
 Russian: вид |
 Slovak: druh |
 Slovenian: vrsta |
 Serbian: vrsta |
 Swedish: art |
 Thai: สายพันธุ์ |
 Turkish: tür |
 Taiwanese: 種 |
 Ukrainian: вид |
 Urdu: طبقہ، زمرہ |
 Vietnamese: loài |
 Chinese: 种 |
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