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Meaning
Noun
●
Type or kind. (Compare race.)
A group of
plants
or
animals
having
similar
appearance.
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In Biology & Taxonomy:
Type or kind. (Compare race.)
A
category
in the
classification
of
organisms
,
ranking
below
genus
; a
taxon
at that
rank.
●
In Chemistry & Physics:
Type or kind. (Compare race.)
A particular type of
atom
,
molecule
,
ion
or other particle.
●
In Mineralogy:
Type or kind. (Compare race.)
A
mineral
with a
unique
chemical formula
whose
crystals
belong
to a
unique
crystallographic
system.
●
An
image
, an
appearance
, a spectacle.
The
image
of something
cast on
a
surface
, or
reflected
from a
surface
, or
refracted
through a
lens
or
telescope
; a reflection.
Visible or
perceptible
presentation
;
appearance
; something perceived.
●
In Christianity:
Either of the two
elements
of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.
●
Coin, or
coin
ed
silver
,
gold
, or other
metal
, used as a
circulating medium
; specie.
●
A
component
part of
compound
medicine
; a simple.
●
plural of specie
Sourced from
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Origin
species
English
species
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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Vertebrates
Fauna
Habitats
Bacteria
Strains
Populations
Microorganisms
Pathogens
Birds
Fish
Fishes
Fungus
Bacterium
Animal
Taxon
Breed
Plant
Fungi
Parasites
Lineages
Biodiversity
Predators
Creatures
Pathogen
Ecosystems
Cultivars
Spp
Compounds
Ecosystem
Civilization
Genes
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