species

US: /ˈspiʃiz/
UK: /spˈiːsiːz/


English Vietnamese dictionary


species /'spi:ʃi:z/
  • danh từ
    • (sinh vật học) loài
      • our (the) species: loài người
    • loại, hạng, thứ
      • a species of dogcart: một loại xe chó
      • to have a species of cunning: có tính láu cá
    • dạng, hình thái

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
(plural species) a group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to breed with each other are divided, smaller than a GENUS and identified by a Latin name: a rare species of beetle + There are many species of dog(s). + a conservation area for endangered species

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

living | extinct | common | rare | different, distinct | related
closely related species of beetle
| native | alien | wild | dominant | endangered, threatened | protected | animal, bird, fish, insect, mammal/mammalian, plant, tree, etc.
The area is rich in different plant species.
| human
the development of the human species

SPECIES + VERB

be found, grow, live, occur
Similar species of fish occur in Mongolia.
| be threatened with extinction, become extinct, die out | survive

PREP.

~ of
a native species of fish

PHRASES

a member of a species


Concise English dictionary


'spɪːʃɪːz ,-s-
noun
+(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
+a specific kind of something