specie
Example Sentences
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Until recently, the only non-human species of mammals that were known to experience menopause were a select few specie, such as orcas — not primates.
From Salon • Dec. 11, 2023
The tipping point came in late 1818, when the Bank of the United States sought specie from its debtor banks to make the final payment for Louisiana.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Faced with panic, banks froze credit and suspended specie payments, sending the economy into recession.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
The Bank would make loans to merchants in the form of paper notes they could exchange for specie and use to pay taxes, so these could circulate as a national currency.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Quintilian goes on to argue, interestingly, that sometimes what might be decorous in practical terms could be unbecoming sub specie aeternitate.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
