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species::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | taxon, taxonomic group, taxonomic category |
| Has types | bacteria species, endangered species, fish species, type species |
Examples of species
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As a result, many new species are not described, but instead remain unprocessed.
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Oxyrrhis marina can cannibalize its own species when no other prey is available.
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Other species have managed to adapt to cataclysmic events or they have perished.
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There are very few parasites or diseases that cross species from dogs to humans.
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Its tumbleweed snowman stands sentinel over 100 species of cacti and succulents.
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So it's not unusual for numbers of individual species to vary from year to year.
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Retrieving DNA means the Dodo can be better placed in relation to other species.
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Nine species that once lived in the state have gone extinct nationwide, he said.
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Silliman said more than 200 species of birds have been recorded on the property.
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- (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
- A specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"
- In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. ...
- The "Species" in the movie Species is an unnamed, aggressive alien species intent on spreading itself throughout the universe by infiltrating and annihilating the intelligent populations of other planets. ...
- Species is a 1995 American science fiction horror film directed by Roger Donaldson, and starring Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker, Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina and Marg Helgenberger. It was given an R rating for "sci-fi violence, strong sexuality, and some language".
- Species, in metaphysics, is a specific genus-differentia defined item that is described first by its genus (genos) and then its differentia (diaphora). Put differently, it is an item, not necessarily biological, that belongs to a group and can be distinguished from other species in that group.
- In early Greek music theory, an octave species (u03B5u1F36u03B4u03BFu03C2 u03C4u03BFu1FE6 u03B4u03B9u1F70 u03C0u03B1u03C3u1FF6u03BD, or u03C3u03C7u1FC6u03BCu03B1 u03C4u03BFu1FE6 u03B4u03B9u1F70 u03C0u03B1u03C3u1FF6u03BD) is a sequence of incomposite intervals (ditones, minor thirds, whole tones, semitones of various sizes, or quarter tones) making up a complete octave (Barbera 1984, 231u201332). The concept was also important in Medieval and Renaissance music theory.
- A group of plants or animals having similar appearance; A rank in the classification of organisms, below genus and above subspecies; a taxon at that rank; A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system; The image of something cast on a ...
- A single, distinct class of living creature with features that distinguish it from others.
