species
noun[C]
uk/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/us/ˈspiː.ʃiːz/pluralspeciesB2
a set ofanimalsorplantsin which themembershavesimilarcharacteristicsto each other and canbreedwith each other:
(动植物的)种,物种Mountaingorillasare anendangeredspecies.山地大猩猩属于濒危物种。
Over a hundred speciesofinsectarefoundin thisarea.这一地区有上百种昆虫。
See also
subspeciesspecialized
- Scientiststhinkitunlikelythat any species willactuallybecomeextinctas aconsequenceof theoilspill.
- Depredation of theenvironmentisdestroyinghundreds of species eachyear.
- ForhomeworkIwantyou to write anessayonendangeredspecies.
- Some speciesexistin thissmallareaofforestandnowhereelseonearth.
- Manyplantandanimalspecies arefoundonly in therainforests.
Species & genders
- breed
- clade
- class
- cliff edge
- femaleness
- genera
- genus
- he
- holotype
- intergeneric
- order
- paramecium
- phylum
- related
- same-gender
- she
- speciesism
- strain
- suborder
- xenotransplantation