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species

Pronunciation: [ˈspɛ.ki.eːs]

“species” is a Latin word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. seeing, view, look
  2. spectacle, sight
  3. external appearance, looks; general outline or shape
  4. semblance, pretence, pretense, pretext, outward show (per + genitive)
  5. show, display
  6. point of view, perspective
  7. vision, dream, apparition
  8. honor, reputation
  9. a kind, quality, type
  10. a special case
  11. tea blend

Etymology

From speciō (“to see”) + -iēs. (kind): Compare typologically Bulgarian вид (vid), Russian вид (vid), разнови́дность (raznovídnostʹ) (akin to ви́деть (vídetʹ)).

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