species

Meanings

Plural: species, specieses

Noun

• (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
• a specific kind of something
  • "a species of molecule"
  • "a species of villainy"
• coins collectively
• Type or kind. (Compare race.)
• A group of plants or animals in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
• Type or kind. (Compare race.)
• A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.
• Type or kind. (Compare race.)
• A particular type of atom, molecule, ion or other particle.
• Type or kind. (Compare race.)
• A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.
• Type or kind. (Compare race.)
• An image, an appearance, a spectacle.
• The image of something cast on a surface, or reflected from a surface, or refracted through a lens or telescope; a reflection.
• An image, an appearance, a spectacle.
• Visible or perceptible presentation; appearance; something perceived.
• Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.
• Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.
• A component part of compound medicine; a simple.
• plural of specie

Synonyms

coinage, metal money, mintage, specie

Related Words

class, cultivar, division, domain, family, form, genus, kingdom, order, phylum, race, speciate, speciation, specie, specific, speciose, specious, spectacle, spectacular, speculate, speculation, speculative, speculator, subspecies, superspecies, variety