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
Customers rushed to trade banknotes for coins, but the banks suspended specie payments again.
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
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.
