单词 | species |
释义 | species n. (pl. same)   1. a class of things having some common characteristics.   2. Biol. a category in the system of classification of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.   3. a kind or sort.   4. Logic a group subordinate to a genus and containing individuals agreeing in some common attribute(s) and called by a common name.   5. Law a form or shape given to materials.   6. Eccl. the visible form of each of the elements of consecrated bread and wine in the Eucharist. Etymology: L, = appearance, kind, beauty, f. specere look |
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