species
- species
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ living
▪ extinct
▪ common
▪ exotic, rare
▪ different, distinct
▪ new
▪ She identified and described 998 new species of crab.
▪ related
▪ closely related species of beetle
▪ native, non-native
▪ alien
▪ invasive
▪ the threat posed by non-native invasive species
▪ wild
▪ dominant
▪ endangered, imperilled/imperiled (esp. AmE), threatened
▪ protected
▪ animal, bird, fish, insect, mammal, mammalian, plant, tree, etc.
▪ The area is rich in different plant species.
▪ human
▪ the development of the human species
SPECIES + VERB
▪ be found, grow, live, occur
▪ Similar species of fish occur in Mongolia.
▪ become extinct, be threatened with extinction, die out, go extinct
▪ survive
PREPOSITION
▪ species of
▪ a native species of fish
PHRASES
▪ a member of a species
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Species — Spe cies, n. sing. & pl. [L., a sight, outward appearance, shape, form, a particular sort, kind, or quality, a species. See {Spice}, n., and cf. {Specie}, {Special}.] 1. Visible or sensible presentation; appearance; a sensible percept received by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Species — • In scholastic terminology, species is the necessary determinant of every cognitive process Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Species Species … Catholic encyclopedia
Species II — Título Especies II (Hispanoamérica) Especie Mortal II (España) Ficha técnica Dirección Peter Medak Dirección artística Mark Zuelzke … Wikipedia Español
Species — Título Species, Especie Mortal Ficha técnica Dirección Roger Donaldson Producción Dennis Feldman Frank Mancuso Jr … Wikipedia Español
Species — (lat. „Anblick“, „Gestalt“, „Erscheinung“) ist: eine Spielfilm Reihe, bestehend aus: Species (Film) (1995) Species II (1998) Species III (2004) Species IV – Das Erwachen (2007) ein numismatischer Begriff, der z. B. im Speciesthaler vorkommt und… … Deutsch Wikipedia
SPECIES — apud incertum Auctorem MS. in Periegesi Orbis rom. His similiter et Seleucie civitas optima, quae et ipsa omnia, quae veniunt, praedictae ANtiochiae offert, et Fiscales Species et Privatas vox est ICtis notissima, quibus idem sonat, quod… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
species — [spē′shēz, ] also [ spē′sēz] n. pl. species [L, a seeing, appearance, shape, kind, or quality < base of specere, to see: see SPY] 1. a distinct kind; sort; variety; class [a species of bravery] 2. Obs. outward form, appearance, or mental image … English World dictionary
species — (n.) 1550s, a classification in logic, from L. species kind, sort, originally appearance, sight, a seeing, related to specere to look at, to see, behold, from PIE *spek (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)). Biological sense is from c.1600. Endangered… … Etymology dictionary
SPECIES — (лат.) вид. Философский энциклопедический словарь. М.: Советская энциклопедия. Гл. редакция: Л. Ф. Ильичёв, П. Н. Федосеев, С. М. Ковалёв, В. Г. Панов. 1983. SPECIES … Философская энциклопедия
Specĭes — (lat.), 1) Gestalt, Anblick, äußeres Ansehen, Beschaffenheit, Begriff; 2) einzelne Art (s.d. 3) als Unterabtheilung eines Geschlechts (s. Genus 3) od. einer Gattung (s.d. 2); 3) (Grundrechnungen, Grundoperationen), die vier allen übrigen zum… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Species [2] — Species, Speciesthaler, der alte Reichsthaler, harte Thaler, von dem Brustbilde (species) so genannt; der österr. S. = 2 fl. C. M. = 1 Thlr. 12 Sgr., der dän. und norweg. S. = 2 Rthlr. = 1 Thlr. 15 Sgr. 5 Pf., der schwed. S. = 1 Thlr. 16 Sgr. 2… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
