species

[ˈspiːʃiːz]

Definition:
1. A group into which animals, plants, etc.
2. A class of plants or animals whose members have the same main characteristics and are able to breed with each other.

Use 'species' in a sentence:

1. the evolution of the human species.
2. Many of these species have vanished or are facing extinction.
3. This region is the home of many species of wild flower.
4. There are many species of dog.
5. This species of bird now exists only in Africa.
6. The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.
7. The area now attracts over 60 species of breeding birds.
8. Man is exterminating too many species for zoos to be much help.
9. The species is [ are ] valuable.
10. The botanist introduced a new species of plant to the region.
11. The other species do likewise.
12. She conjectured the existence of a completely new species.
13. A genus is superior to a species.
14. Some species may nest in close proximity to each other.
15. China has the world's richest freshwater fish resources, totalling over 700 species, including 40 to 50 species of major cash fish.
16. Each species has special qualities.
17. This island is maintained as a sanctuary for endangered species.
18. Many species have diverged from a single ancestor.
19. There are about 30 000 species of fish in the world.
20. The three species evolved from a single ancestor.
21. The book described the adaptation of desert species to the hot conditions.
22. There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area.
23. Many species have been shot to the verge of extinction.
24. The plovers are now a threatened species.
25. a rare species of beetle.
26. Since the birds interbreed they cannot be classed as different species.
27. The disease can spread from one mammalian species to another.
28. There are many species of dog(s).
29. He felt a species of uneasiness.
30. a species of insect previously unknown to science.
31. This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed.
32. The list of endangered species includes nearly 600 fishes.
33. A number of features discriminate this species from others.
34. Many species are in peril of extinction because of our destruction of their natural habitat.
35. Many of the species pair for life.
36. It is a fault of the species.
37. The sea turtle is an endangered species.
38. There are over 35 000 species of orchid distributed throughout the world.
39. Some animal and plant species cannot accommodate to the rapidly changing conditions.
40. The map shows the distribution of this species across the world.
41. Nutria are an endangered species.
42. This species is extremely rare.
43. a conservation area for endangered species.
44. This species of bird is decreasing in numbers every year.
45. Pandas are an endangered species.
46. The beetles are on the list of endangered species.
47. Hundreds of tree species face extinction.
48. Given patience, successful breeding of this species can be achieved.
49. This genus of plants differentiate into many species.
50. The male of the species has a white tail.
51. a hitherto unknown species of moth.
52. The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.
53. The Wilderness Society lobbied Congress to authorize the Endangered Species Act.
54. Since they can and do successfully inter-breed, they cannot be classed as different species.
55. The male of the species is almost indistinguishable from the female.
56. This species is found in coastal waters around the Indian Ocean.
57. New species are merely mutants of earlier ones.
58. Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.
59. Conservationists calculate that hundreds of species could be lost in this area.
60. There are several thousand species of trees here.
61. Two thousand of France's 4,200 species of flowering plants are found in the park.
62. An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction.
63. Seeing over a thousand species of fish is part of the fascination of the reef.
64. This is the only species of flamingo in the region, easily recognized by its pink plumage.