Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Usage notes
    • 1.3.2 Derived terms
    • 1.3.3 Related terms
    • 1.3.4 See also
    • 1.3.5 Translations
    • 1.3.6 References
• 2 Latin
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Pronunciation
  • 2.3 Noun
    • 2.3.1 Inflection
    • 2.3.2 Descendants

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈspiːʃiːz/
• (US) IPA: /ˈspiːsiːz/, /ˈspiːʃiːz/
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Noun

species (plural species)

1. A group of plants or animals having similar appearance.

   This species of animal is unique to the area.

2. (biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below genus and above subspecies; a taxon at that rank
   • Darwin, On the Origin of Species:

     Hence, in determining whether a form should be ranked as a species or a variety, the opinion of naturalists having sound judgment and wide experience seems the only guide to follow.

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

3. (mineralogy) A mineral with a unique chemical formula whose crystals belong to a unique crystallographic system.
4. (obsolete) The image of something cast on a surface, or reflected from a surface, or refracted through a lens or telescope; a reflection.
5. (Roman Catholicism) Either of the two elements of the Eucharist after they have been consecrated, so named because they retain the image of the bread and wine before their transubstantiation into the body and blood of Christ.

Usage notes

• specie is a separate word that means coin money, not the singular version of species.
• (biology, taxonomy, rank in the classification of organisms): See species name.

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989

Latin

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Etymology

From speciō (“‘see’”) + -iēs suffix signifying abstract noun.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈspe.ki.eːs/

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• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈspe.tʃi.ɛs/

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Noun

speciēs (genitive speciēī); f, fifth declension

1. a seeing, view, look
2. a spectacle, sight
3. external appearance; general outline or shape
4. semblance, pretence, pretext, outward show
5. show, display
6. (figuratively) vision, dream, apparition
7. (figuratively) honor, reputation
8. (figuratively) a kind, quality, species
9. (law, later) a special case

Inflection

Descendants

• English: species

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