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species name — 1. A scientific name of a taxon at the rank of species. 2. A binomen, the combination of a generic name and a specific name … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
species name — specific name … Dictionary of ichthyology
Species — In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is … Wikipedia
Species — Spe cies, n. sing. & pl. [L., a sight, outward appearance, shape, form, a particular sort, kind, or quality, a species. See {Spice}, n., and cf. {Specie}, {Special}.] 1. Visible or sensible presentation; appearance; a sensible percept received by … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
species — [spē′shēz, ] also [ spē′sēz] n. pl. species [L, a seeing, appearance, shape, kind, or quality < base of specere, to see: see SPY] 1. a distinct kind; sort; variety; class [a species of bravery] 2. Obs. outward form, appearance, or mental image … English World dictionary
Species (disambiguation) — Species is one of the basic units of biological classification.Species may also refer to:*Chemical species, a common name for atoms, molecules, molecular fragments, ions, etc. *Species problem, a mixture of difficult, related questions that often … Wikipedia
Name-bearing type — Humans are members of the genus Homo, the name bearing type (more precisely, type genus) of the family Hominidae.[1] Under the … Wikipedia
Species of Psittacosaurus — Seventeen species have been assigned to the extinct ceratopsian dinosaur genus Psittacosaurus , although only nine to eleven are considered valid.Xu Xing Zhao Xijin. (1999). Psittacosaur fossils and their stratigraphical implications. In: Wang Y … Wikipedia
Species of Allosaurus — There have been a number of potential species assigned to the carnosaurian dinosaur genus Allosaurus since its description in 1877 by Othniel Charles Marsh, but only a handful are still regarded as valid. Allosaurus was originally described from… … Wikipedia
species — /spee sheez, seez/, n., pl. species, adj. n. 1. a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind. 2. Biol. the major subdivision of a genus or subgenus, regarded as the basic category of biological… … Universalium
