species

Noun
  1. (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed (synset 108127339)
    referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
    is a type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations
    subtypes:
    • bacteria species - a species of bacteria
    • 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 of the genus to which it belongs
    member holonym:
    • breed, stock, strain - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species
    • form, strain, var., variant - (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
    belongs to: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
    has: variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
  2. A specific kind of something (synset 105853408)
    "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"
    is a type of: form, kind, sort, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

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