All 13 Uses of
species
in
Where the Crawdads Sing
- Each species of firefly has its own language of flashes.
p. 142.4species = similar group of insects whose members can interbreed
- 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.
p. 142.6species = similar group of living organisms whose members can interbreed
- First she flashed the proper sequence of dashes and dots, attracting a male of her species, and they mated.
p. 142.7species = similar group of insects whose members can interbreed
- Then she flickered a different signal, and a male of a different species flew to her. Reading her message, the second male was convinced he'd found a willing female of his own kind and hovered above her to mate. But suddenly the female firefly reached up, grabbed him with her mouth, and ate him, chewing all six legs and both wings.
p. 142.8 *species = group of similar lifeforms that can interbreed
- Her collections matured, categorized methodically by order, genus, and species; by age according to bone wear; by size in millimeters of feathers; or by the most fragile hues of greens.
p. 146.6species = a similar group of animals or plants whose members can interbreed
- The science and art entwined in each other's strengths: the colors, the light, the species, the life; weaving a masterpiece of knowledge and beauty that filled every corner of her shack.
p. 146.7species = a similar group of animals or plants identified as separate from others because they can interbreed with each other
- Shyly and softly, she would have listed the precise species of grasses woven into each nest, or the age in days of a female fledgling based on the emerging colors of her wingtips.
p. 155.4species = a similar group of plants identified as separate from others because pollinate each other
- Exquisite minutiae beyond any guidebook or knowledge of the esteemed ecology group. The smallest specifics on which a species spins.
p. 155.5species = a similar group of animals or plants whose members can interbreed
- "Oh, it's an ornate scallop, Pecten ornatus," Kya said. "I only see them rarely. There are many of that genus here, but this particular species usually inhabits regions south of this latitude because these waters are too cool for them."
p. 160.2species = a similar group of animals whose members can interbreed
- Each grass species has a different flower or inflorescence.
p. 177.2species = a similar group of plants identified as separate from others because pollinate each other
- To avoid such injuries, inseminators of some species compete in less violent, more creative methods.
p. 183.7species = a similar group of animals whose members can interbreed
- August was late for mushrooms, but Cypress Cove was cool and moist, so perhaps she could find the rare species again.
p. 263.3species = a similar group of animals or plants identified as separate from others because they can interbreed with each other
- He identified some odd species, then stepped back, watching her. She feels the pulse of life, he thought, because there are no layers between her and her planet.
p. 279.9
Definition:
a group of animals or plants that are similar -- typically identified as belonging to the same group when they are of a kind that can reproduce new members of the group together