species
Noun
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referred to in: biological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsis a type of: taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relationssubtypes:
- bacteria species - a species of bacteria
- endangered species - a species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction
- fish species - a species of fish
- type species - (biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs
member holonym:belongs to: genus - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more specieshas: variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
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