species
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Otters are a protected species and it is an offence to deliberately or recklessly harass, capture, injure or kill them.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
We are also a species insufficiently grateful, it seems, for the favors flowers bestow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
This suggests the species survived in the region far longer than previously thought.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026
As a species, we are “almost entirely dependent on flowers,” the author reminds us.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He didn’t know much about snake species, but he was almost certain he knew what these were.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing species
Tyrannosaurus Lex(icon)
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"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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Word Generation Science - Life Science
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