species

species
noun
ADJECTIVE
living
extinct
common
exotic, rare
different, distinct
new

She identified and described 998 new species of crab.

related

closely related species of beetle

native, non-native
alien
invasive

the threat posed by non-native invasive species

wild
dominant
endangered, imperilled/imperiled (esp. AmE), threatened
protected
animal, bird, fish, insect, mammal, mammalian, plant, tree, etc.

The area is rich in different plant species.

human

the development of the human species

SPECIES + VERB
be found, grow, live, occur

Similar species of fish occur in Mongolia.

become extinct, be threatened with extinction, die out, go extinct
survive
PREPOSITION
species of

a native species of fish

PHRASES
a member of a species

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  • species — [spē′shēz, ] also [ spē′sēz] n. pl. species [L, a seeing, appearance, shape, kind, or quality < base of specere, to see: see SPY] 1. a distinct kind; sort; variety; class [a species of bravery] 2. Obs. outward form, appearance, or mental image …   English World dictionary

  • species — (n.) 1550s, a classification in logic, from L. species kind, sort, originally appearance, sight, a seeing, related to specere to look at, to see, behold, from PIE *spek (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)). Biological sense is from c.1600. Endangered… …   Etymology dictionary

  • SPECIES —         (лат.) вид. Философский энциклопедический словарь. М.: Советская энциклопедия. Гл. редакция: Л. Ф. Ильичёв, П. Н. Федосеев, С. М. Ковалёв, В. Г. Панов. 1983. SPECIES …   Философская энциклопедия

  • Specĭes — (lat.), 1) Gestalt, Anblick, äußeres Ansehen, Beschaffenheit, Begriff; 2) einzelne Art (s.d. 3) als Unterabtheilung eines Geschlechts (s. Genus 3) od. einer Gattung (s.d. 2); 3) (Grundrechnungen, Grundoperationen), die vier allen übrigen zum… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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