Species meaning

What does “species” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“species” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.

species

noun

  1. (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

  2. a specific kind of something

    “a species of molecule”

    “a species of villainy”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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