Definition of species Species

/spiˈʃiz/ - [speesheez] - spe•cies

We found 20 definitions of species from 6 different sources.

What does species mean?

Noun Plural: species
species - (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
		taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations
		genus a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
		biological science, biology the science that studies living organisms
		bacteria species a species of bacteria
		variety a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
		breed, strain, stock a special type; "Google represents a new breed of entrepreneurs"
		endangered species a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction
		fish species a species of fish
		var., variant, strain, form an intense or violent exertion
species - a specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"

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species (Noun)
A type or kind of thing.
species (Noun)
A group of plants or animals having similar appearance.
species (Noun)
A rank in the classification of organisms, below genus and above subspecies; a taxon at that rank.
species (Noun)
A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.
species (Noun)
The image of something cast on a surface, or reflected from a surface, or refracted through a lens or telescope; a reflection.
species (Noun)
Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated, so named because they retain the image of the bread and wine before their transubstantiation into the body and blood of Christ.

species (n.)
Visible or sensible presentation; appearance; a sensible percept received by the imagination; an image.
species (n.)
A group of individuals agreeing in common attributes, and designated by a common name; a conception subordinated to another conception, called a genus, or generic conception, from which it differs in containing or comprehending more attributes, and extending to fewer individuals. Thus, man is a species, under animal as a genus; and man, in its turn, may be regarded as a genus with respect to European, American, or the like, as species.
species (n.)
In science, a more or less permanent group of existing things or beings, associated according to attributes, or properties determined by scientific observation.
species (n.)
A sort; a kind; a variety; as, a species of low cunning; a species of generosity; a species of cloth.
species (n.)
Coin, or coined silver, gold, ot other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.
species (n.)
A public spectacle or exhibition.
species (n.)
A component part of compound medicine; a simple.
species (n.)
An officinal mixture or compound powder of any kind; esp., one used for making an aromatic tea or tisane; a tea mixture.
species (n.)
The form or shape given to materials; fashion or shape; form; figure.

species
A taxonomic category ranking immediately below a genus and including closely related, morphologically similar individuals which actually or potentially inbreed.

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