species
noun
spe·cies
| \ ˈspē-(ˌ)shēz
, -(ˌ)sēz\
, -(ˌ)sēz\
plural species
Definition of species
(Entry 1 of 2)
b
: a class of individuals having common attributes and designated by a common name
specifically
: a logical division of a genus or more comprehensive class
confessing sins in species and in number
c
: the human race : human beings
—often used with the survival of the species in the nuclear age
d(1)
: a category of biological classification ranking immediately below the genus or subgenus, comprising related organisms or populations potentially capable of interbreeding, and being designated by a binomial that consists of the name of a genus followed by a Latin or latinized uncapitalized noun or adjective agreeing grammatically with the genus name
(2)
: an individual or kind belonging to a biological species
e
: a particular kind of atomic nucleus, atom, molecule, or ion
2
: the consecrated eucharistic elements of the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Eucharist
3a
: a mental image
also
: a sensible object
b
: an object of thought correlative with a natural object