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
Faced with panic, banks froze credit and suspended specie payments, sending the economy into recession.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Van Buren did worry, however, that federal funds now lay trapped in private banks that paid unredeemable paper notes instead of specie.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
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
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.
