species
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Earlier this year, the California Fish and Game Commission granted threatened species status to six mountain lion populations to try to boost their chances of survival.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The outbreak was declared on May 15 in northeastern DR Congo, but the rare Bundibugyo species of the Ebola virus is believed to have spread for some time beforehand.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Not likely, as our species benefits from nonreproducing members.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The current outbreak in the Democratic Republic Congo is being caused by a species that does not have a vaccine developed for it yet.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“Two species of Hemiptera, or ‘true bugs’—Neacoryphus rubicollis AND Piesma brachiale—plus the leg of a rainbow grasshopper, all of which are endemic to the western United States, not Ohio.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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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