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species noun (species) 1 a biol in taxonomy: any of the groups, Canis familiaris (the domestic dog), into which a genus (sense 1) is divided, the main criterion for grouping being that all the members should be capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring; b biol the members of one of these units of classification thought of collectively; c loosely any group of related plants or animals that share some common features or characteristics, but which do not technically form a taxonomic grouping. 2 chem a particular type of atom, molecule or ion. 3 any group whose members share certain features or characteristics. 4 (usually species of) a kind or type.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: Latin, meaning 'kind, appearance', from specere to look.
species noun (species) 1 a biol in taxonomy: any of the groups, Canis familiaris (the domestic dog), into which a genus (sense 1) is divided, the main criterion for grouping being that all the members should be capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring; b biol the members of one of these units of classification thought of collectively; c loosely any group of related plants or animals that share some common features or characteristics, but which do not technically form a taxonomic grouping. 2 chem a particular type of atom, molecule or ion. 3 any group whose members share certain features or characteristics. 4 (usually species of) a kind or type.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: Latin, meaning 'kind, appearance', from specere to look.
species noun (species) 1 a biol in taxonomy: any of the groups, Canis familiaris (the domestic dog), into which a genus (sense 1) is divided, the main criterion for grouping being that all the members should be capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring; b biol the members of one of these units of classification thought of collectively; c loosely any group of related plants or animals that share some common features or characteristics, but which do not technically form a taxonomic grouping. 2 chem a particular type of atom, molecule or ion. 3 any group whose members share certain features or characteristics. 4 (usually species of) a kind or type.
ETYMOLOGY: 16c: Latin, meaning 'kind, appearance', from specere to look.
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