Meanings
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noun
A group of living things that are similar and can breed with one another.
The panda is an endangered species.
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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
racespeciatespeciationspeciespecificspeciosespeciousspectaclespectacularspeculatespeculationspeculative
Etymology
From Latin speciēs (“appearance; quality”), from speciō (“see”) + -iēs suffix signifying abstract noun. Doublet of spice.
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