Meaning

11 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A type or kind. (Compare race.)

    the male species

    a new species of war

    a specific kind of something

  2. A type or kind. (Compare race.)

    (countable, uncountable)A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.

    This species of animal is unique to the area.

    Art

    видvid

    видvyd

  3. (countable, uncountable)A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below genus; a taxon at that rank.

    Art, Spezies, Species

    видvid

    видvyd

  4. (countable, uncountable)An individual or kind of a biological species.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A particular type of atom, molecule, ion or other particle.

  6. (countable, uncountable)A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.

  7. (countable, uncountable)Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated.

  8. (countable, uncountable)Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a circulating medium; specie.

  9. (countable, uncountable)A component part of compound medicine; a simple.

  10. An image, an appearance, a spectacle.

    (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The image of something cast on a surface, or reflected from a surface, or refracted through a lens or telescope; a reflection.

    I cast the species of the Sun onto a sheet of paper through a telescope.

  11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Visible or perceptible presentation; appearance; something perceived.

Examples

437 sentences
  1. That species is already extinct.

    Той вид вже зник. — Ahha

    deDiese Spezies ist bereits ausgestorben. — Vortarulo

  2. Environmental changes gave rise to new species.

    ruИзменения окружающей среды дают начало новым видам. — Wezel

  3. I'd never before seen this species of fish.

    deEinen solchen Fisch hatte ich noch nie gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I've never seen this species of fish before.

    deSolch einen Fisch habe ich noch nie gesehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. How many species of birds do you think there are?

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
group of plants or animals having similar appearance:
Русский
By meaning 1
group of plants or animals having similar appearance:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
group of plants or animals having similar appearance:
rank in a taxonomic classification:

Origin

From Latin speciēs (“appearance; quality”), from speciō (“see”) + -iēs suffix signifying a

From Latin speciēs (“appearance; quality”), from speciō (“see”) + -iēs suffix signifying abstract noun. Doublet of spice.

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