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a group of animals or plants that are similar — typically identified as a group because they can procreate together (reproduce new members of the group)- It is an endangered species.
species = a group of similar animals or plants
- It is thought that there are over 20,000 species of ants.
- Darwin published his theory in a book entitled The Origin of the Species.
- Costa Rica had three times as many species of birds as all of North America.Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
- As Kya watched, some females signed dot, dot, dot, dash, flying a zigzag dance, while others flashed dash, dash, dot in a different dance pattern. The males, of course, knew the signals of their species and flew only to those females.Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing
- He doesn't belong to a species clever enough to split the atom but not clever enough to live in peace with itself.John Steinbeck -- Travels with Charley
- when ... we weigh the pros and cons we are no less a credit to our species.Samuel Beckett -- Waiting for Godot
- The other was devoted to a tree diagram of all the various species of animals.Jostein Gaarder -- Sophie's World
- Remedies are very various, very uncertain, and differ with the species inflicting the bite.Johann Wyss -- The Swiss Family Robinson
- It also said that an average of seventy-four species of insects, plants, and animals become extinct every day.Nicole Krauss -- The History of Love
- They crowd out every other species,Scott Westerfeld -- Uglies
- the fishermen called all the fish of that species tuna and only distinguished among them by their proper names when they came to sell themErnest Hemingway -- The Old Man and the Sea
- Charles Darwin. Remember him? That big book from the library. The Origin of the Species.Athol Fugard -- Master Harold...and the Boys
- Although a slightly smaller plant, wild sweet pea looks so much like wild potato that even expert botanists sometimes have trouble telling the species apart.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- No one can own the species called "corn."Michael Pollan -- The Omnivore's Dilemma
- He identified some odd species, then stepped back, watching her.Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing
- August was late for mushrooms, but Cypress Cove was cool and moist, so perhaps she could find the rare species again.Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing
- To avoid such injuries, inseminators of some species compete in less violent, more creative methods.Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing
- Each grass species has a different flower or inflorescence.Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing
- Exquisite minutiae beyond any guidebook or knowledge of the esteemed ecology group. The smallest specifics on which a species spins.Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing
species = groups of similar lifeforms
species = a group of similar animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants whose members can interbreed
species = similar group of living organisms whose members can interbreed
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = types of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants
species = a similar group of animals or plants identified as separate from others because they can interbreed with each other
species = a similar group of animals or plants identified as separate from others because they can interbreed with each other
species = a similar group of animals whose members can interbreed
species = a similar group of plants identified as separate from others because pollinate each other
species = a similar group of animals or plants whose members can interbreed
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