spe·cies

spe·cies
/ˈspiːʃiz/ noun, pl species [count]
1 biology : a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants : a group of related animals or plants that is smaller than a genus

There are approximately 8,000 species of ants.

All European domestic cattle belong to the same species.

laws that protect endangered/threatened species

— see also subspecies
2 : a particular group of things or people that belong together or have some shared quality

the different species [=kinds, types] of criminals


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  • spe|cies-spe|cif|ic — «SPEE sheez spih SIHF ihk», adjective. limited in reaction or effect to one species: »It has become apparent that viruses, which had been thought to be species specific, can cross from one species to another and thus spread disease (New… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spe|cies|cape — «SPEE sheez SKAYP», noun. 1. a chart in which the size an animal is drawn reflects known population or number of kinds of a species: »In…a speciescape…the giant beetle represents insects, the largest group.…The tiny elephant stands for the 4,000… …   Useful english dictionary

  • spe|cies|ism — «SPEE sheez ihz uhm», noun. discrimination in favor of one species of animal over another, especially in regard to the misuse or exploitation of various animals by human beings …   Useful english dictionary

  • spe|cies|ist — «SPEE sheez ihst», adjective. practicing or supporting speciesism …   Useful english dictionary

  • spe|cies — …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|spe|cies — «kon SPEE shihz», noun, plural cies. 1. a species of the same genus as other species. 2. a subspecies or variety …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|spe|cies — «SUHB SPEE sheez, suhb SPEE », noun, plural cies. 1. Biology. a group of related plants or animals ranking below a species. 2. a subdivision of a species: »We include within the Mongoloid subspecies three major races; the Asiatic Mongoloid, the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • su|per|spe|cies — «SOO puhr SPEE sheez, SOO puhr SPEE », noun, plural cies « sheez». a group of species which are related, especially on a geographical or ecological basis …   Useful english dictionary

  • e|co|spe|cies — «EE kuh SPEE sheez, EHK uh », noun. sing. and pl. Biology. a group of organisms only somewhat fertile with organisms of related groups, usually considered equivalent to a species …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|ter|spe|cies — «IHN tuhr SPEE sheez», adjective. = interspecific. (Cf. ↑interspecific) …   Useful english dictionary

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