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Definition
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)
- "Alas!" said the other, "it was love; love, the comfort of the human species, the preserver of the universe, the soul of all sensible beings, love, tender love."Chapter 4 (35% in)
- He resolved one fine day in spring to go for a walk, marching straight before him, believing that it was a privilege of the human as well as of the animal species to make use of their legs as they pleased.Chapter 2 (64% in)
There are no more uses of "species" in Candide.
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