English noun: species | |||
1. | species (group) (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bacteria species, endangered species, fish species, type species | ||
Part holonym | variety | ||
Member holonym | breed, form, stock, strain, strain, var., variant | ||
Member meronym | genus | ||
Domain category | biological science, biology | ||
2. | species (cognition) a specific kind of something | ||
Samples | A species of molecule. A species of villainy. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, kind, sort, variety | ||