species
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We are also a species insufficiently grateful, it seems, for the favors flowers bestow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
According to The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, butterflies are in sharp decline, with the white-letter hairstreak species falling by 80% since the survey began in 1973.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
New research involving the University of Nebraska State Museum's Ashley Poust provides strong evidence that Nanotyrannus, often described as a smaller version of Tyrannosaurus rex, was in fact a real and separate species.
From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026
Knowledge is power, and this species of knowledge is no exception.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Critics point out that the species is ill-suited for long-term survival.
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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