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. Hannah Siddle:

   Although this could be very bad news for the Tasmanian devil, we are in a better position than we were when the first contagious cancer emerged. We are further ahead with research and with developing captive management strategies, however, this is a warning to how we manage not just the Tasmanian devil but all vulnerable species, particularly those confined to islands, where disease is a real threat and can do a lot of damage quickly.

2. Kate Wilson:

   That's the crazy thing about domestic aquatic pets, you have them in your aquarium and they are this cute little thing and then you release it into the wild and that constraint of size and food is gone and because of that some of these species can get really big.

3. Andrea Costa:

   The elephant species is in the hands of the Chinese President, once the President decides to close down the legal market of ivory and elephant in China, the poaching of elephants will end.

4. Megan Fahrenbruch:

   Sidney’s mom, Megan Fahrenbruch, told the station. SCIENTISTS FIND POSSIBLE CLUE TO ANCIENT' GHOST SPECIES' OF HUMANS Bonday, who has no experience monster hunting, still agreed to help. He went to the Megan Fahrenbruch home Sunday and helped Sidney investigate. Megan Fahrenbruch just checked under the couch, but he wanted to make sure there were n’t any under the couch cushions, and then they ended up going in the front yard to make sure there was no monster activity in the front yard.

5. Jeff Lowe:

   Were relocating approximately 200 cats and 200 other species -- camels, zebras, monkeys, wolves, bears, emus, itll be a full-blown zoo. Im stoked about getting down there.