SPECIES as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a specific kind of something
   Usage Example(s)
   • a species of molecule
   • a species of villainy
   Hypernyms(s) species is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kind (what does kind mean?)
   • sort (what does sort mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • variety (what does variety mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
   Hypernyms(s) species is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • taxonomic group (what does taxonomic group mean?)
   • taxonomic category (what does taxonomic category mean?)
   • taxon (what does taxon mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bacteria species (what does bacteria species mean?)
   • endangered species (what does endangered species mean?)
   • type species (what does type species mean?)