species

noun
/ˈspiːʃiːz/

A type or kind. Compare .

Example

“the male species”

Other meanings

A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.

Related words

allospecies
cryptospecies
cytospecies
ethnospecies
immunospecies
macrospecies
nonspecies
protospecies
pseudospecies
specicide
speciecide
speciesless

Example sentences

“Coyotes are a sister species of wolves.”
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“What can we do to protect endangered species?”
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“Only one other species of moth also produces silk fiber.”
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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “species” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.