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species

[spee-sheez, -seez] / ˈspi ʃiz, -siz /


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Collecting suitable samples is also difficult, since fresh DNA is needed and many species live in remote or hard-to-reach habitats.

From Science Daily

Happily, our species has evolved to carry around large brains for a reason.

From The Wall Street Journal

A vote by a committee known as the "God Squad" - because of its ability to influence the future of certain species - followed a request by Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defence.

From BBC

How was it possible that I’d never hear him ask me for a seven-letter word for something ever again, or what genus a particular species of bird falls under?

From Literature

She was huge for her species, each of her quills as long as Clare’s tail.

From Literature