English > species: 2 senses > noun 1, group| Meaning | (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed. |
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| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
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| Member of | genus | (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species |
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| Members | breed, strain, stock | A special variety of domesticated animals within a species |
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| form, variant, strain, var. | (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups |
| Parts | variety | (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics / characteristics |
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| Narrower | bacteria species | A species of bacteria |
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| endangered species | A species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction |
| fish species | A species of fish |
| type species | (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics / characteristics of the genus to which it belongs |
| Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
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| Spanish | especie, especies |
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| Catalan | espècie |
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| Adjectives | conspecific | belonging to the same species |
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| specific | relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species |
