Species (Noun)
Meaning 1
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Many different species of finches have been observed to be distinct, with differences in size and plumage, in the Galapagos Islands.
- Genetic variation is crucial for a species to evolve and adapt to their changing environment.
- In the animal kingdom, a domesticated animal is typically of the same species as its wild counterpart.
- There are approximately 150 described species of praying mantis.
- It is difficult to determine the rate at which new species emerge and old ones go extinct.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A specific kind of something; "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- Heroin is a species of opioid that can lead to addiction.
- This novel explores a species of heroism that is unique to our times.
- Their love of manipulating others was a species of entertainment.
- Corruption was a species of plague that afflicted every level of society.
- Einstein's imagination was a species of engine that drove him to greatness.