species
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The spread of a disease called trichomonosis has caused significant declines in species such as greenfinches and chaffinches.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
One major challenge is that different strains within the same bacterial species can behave very differently.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Although the Joro spider, an invasive species that has been spotted across the United States, including in California, isn’t dangerous, its size and the web it creates can seem like props from a horror movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Flooding allowed the fish to escape into the Mississippi Basin, and to reproduce at rates that have overpowered native species.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
But even today—right here, right now—thousands of species, such as the panda, are vulnerable and endangered.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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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