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speciesMain Entry: 1spe·cies Pronunciation: \ˈspē-(ˌ)shēz, -(ˌ)sēz\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural species Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, appearance, kind, species, from specere to look — more at spy Date: 14th century 1 a : kind, sort b : a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name; specifically : a logical division of a genus or more comprehensive class <confessing sins in species and in number> c : the human race : human beings —often used with the <survival of the species in the nuclear age> d (1) : a category of biological classification ranking immediately below the genus or subgenus, comprising related organisms or populations potentially capable of interbreeding, and being designated by a binomial that consists of the name of a genus followed by a Latin or latinized uncapitalized noun or adjective agreeing grammatically with the genus name (2) : an individual or kind belonging to a biological species e : a particular kind of atomic nucleus, atom, molecule, or ion
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