sentient species

collocation in English

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sentient
adjective
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/ˈsen.ti.ənt/us
/ˈsen.ʃənt/
able to ...
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species
noun[C]
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/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us
/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/
a set of animals or plants in which the members have similar characteristics to each other and can breed with ...
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(Definition ofsentientandspeciesfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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An uninhabited world can be useful for certain purposes, especially in science fiction, but the majority of constructed worlds have one or moresentientspecies.
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Demons also use familiars, but instead of animals, they usesentientspeciessuch as witches, elves, and humans.
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Other intergalactic institutes regulate the uplift ofsentientspecies, navigation, warfare, etc.
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A total of 50sentientspeciesin all have been contacted, with each being rated at various levels of development.
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A threat of this magnitude spelled doom for allsentientspeciesin the universe, unless they united.
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With this in mind, they traveled the universe, placing wathan generators on worlds that could host wathans, thereby creating othersentientspecies.
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Grogs, though friendly, are feared by humanity, due to their telepathic ability to control the minds of animals (and possiblysentientspeciesas well).
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The story is set in a portion of our galaxy populated by exactly 52 differentsentientspecies.
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On a planet that had two indigenoussentientspecies, the more advanced one was suffering from a degenerative genetic disorder.
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Brass wyrmlings probably learn to talk more quickly than the young of any othersentientspecies.
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The teams four scientiststwo human males, one human female and one male thranxinitially discover four separate, uniquesentientspecies.
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The planet has green skies, 2 moons, and several differentsentientspecies.
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The storyline is set in a realistic and unpredictable future where first contact with anothersentientspeciesis slowly becoming reality.
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