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
A widespread suspension of specie payments had gripped the country during the War of 1812, and severe panics hit the country in 1819, 1837, 1839, and 1857.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
When state banks then faltered and stopped exchanging their paper money for coin, experts warned that specie payments might not resume without guidance from a well-managed national bank.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
In 1818, the Second Bank of the United States needed specie to pay foreign investors who had loaned money to the United States to enable the country to purchase Louisiana.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
And again he perceived himself sub specie aeternitatis, the form-destroyer called forth by what he heard and saw here.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
