species
/ˈspi:ʃi:z; `spiʃiz/ n
(pl unchanged 复数不变)
1 group of animals or plants within a genus(1) differing only in minor details from the others, and able to breed with each other but not with other groups 物种; 种
a species of antelope 一种羚羊
various animal species 各种动物
the human species, ie mankind 人类. Cf 参看 phylum, class 7, order1 9, family 4.
2 (infml or joc 口或谑) sort; type 种类; 类型
an odd species of writer 古怪的作家.