Synonyms for species
ˈspi ʃiz, -sizspecies

Princeton's WordNet

1. speciesnoun

   (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

2. speciesnoun

   a specific kind of something

   "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"

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1. • Biology
   • Kind
   • Taxonomic Group

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1. speciesnoun

   Synonyms:
   group (subordinate to a genus)

2. speciesnoun

   Synonyms:
   kind, sort, description, variety

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.9 / 16 votes

1. speciesnoun

   Synonyms:
   group, class, kind, brood, sort, variety

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1. List of paraphrases for "species":

   cash, espèces, kind, case, 'espã, kinds, types, sort, essences, especies, espèce, varieties, currency, taxon

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1. Dean Lomax:

   It is an honor to name a new species, but to name it after somebody with such an important role in helping sculpt the science of paleontology is something I’m very proud of.

2. Scott Bryan:

   Each piece of pumice is a vehicle for something to attach and grow and be transported across the ocean, we will have millions to billions of individuals of tens of different species all arriving en masse along our coastline, all healthy and potentially finding a new home.

3. Jonathan Yaney:

   I think we all expected that we would have cities on the moon, and we would have space stations and space hotels, as a species, I think we just always look up and we say,' That's the next frontier ; that's where we should be.'.

4. Simon Stuart:

   Their decline can have serious knock-on effects on other species and the many benefits provided by nature, while it is encouraging to see some positive outcomes of conservation action, this update is an important wake-up call, showing that urgent efforts need to be taken to protect these species.

5. Sara Ryding:

   It means animals are evolving, but it does not necessarily mean that they are coping with climate change. We can see that some species have increased in appendage size so far, but we don't know if they will be able to keep up as the climate crisis worsens, we also don't know whether these shape-shifts actually aid in survival( and therefore are beneficial) or not. This phenomenon of shape-shifting shouldn't be seen as a positive, but rather it is alarming that climate change is pushing animals to evolve like this, under such a relatively short timeframe.