species

B2 Topic:Animals

US /ˈspiːʃiːz/ See IPA manual

Freq #2771

Meanings

1

noun
A group of living things that are similar and can breed with one another.

The panda is an endangered species.
2

noun
A particular kind or type of something.

Scientists discovered a new species of insect in the rainforest.

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Derived forms allospeciesbiospecieschronospeciescoenospeciescospeciescounterspeciescryptospeciescytospeciesecospeciesethnospeciesethospeciesgenomospecies

Related forms racespeciatespeciationspecie specificspeciosespecious spectacle spectacular speculate speculation speculative

Etymology

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

*speḱ- Proto-Indo-European

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# species

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈspiːʃiːz/
**Frequency rank:** 2771

## Meanings
1. A group of living things that are similar and can breed with one another.
2. A particular kind or type of something.

## Examples
- The panda is an endangered species.
- Scientists discovered a new species of insect in the rainforest.

## Derived Forms
- allospecies
- biospecies
- chronospecies
- coenospecies
- cospecies
- counterspecies
- cryptospecies
- cytospecies
- ecospecies
- ethnospecies
- ethospecies
- genomospecies

## Related Forms
- race
- speciate
- speciation
- specie
- specific
- speciose
- specious
- spectacle
- spectacular
- speculate
- speculation
- speculative

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *speḱ-

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

## AI Etymology
Species is from Latin speciēs (“appearance; quality”), from speciō (“see”) + -iēs suffix signifying abstract noun. Doublet of spice. Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-. In current use it includes senses such as A group of living things that are similar and can breed with one another and A particular kind or type of something.

## Topics
- Animals

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