specie : Idioms & Phrases
bacteria species
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noun a species of bacteria
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endangered species
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noun a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction
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fish species
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noun a species of fish
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In specie
(Law) , in precise or definite form; specifically; according to the exact terms; of the very thing.
Webster 1913
Incipient species
(Zoöl.) , a subspecies, or variety, which is in process of becoming permanent, and thus changing to a true species, usually by isolation in localities from which other varieties are excluded.
Webster 1913
type species
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noun (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
