Synonyms for species
ˈspi ʃiz, -sizspecies

Princeton's WordNet

1. speciesnoun

   (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

2. speciesnoun

   a specific kind of something

   "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"

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1. • Biology
   • Kind
   • Taxonomic Group

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. speciesnoun

   Synonyms:
   group (subordinate to a genus)

2. speciesnoun

   Synonyms:
   kind, sort, description, variety

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.9 / 16 votes

1. speciesnoun

   Synonyms:
   group, class, kind, brood, sort, variety

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "species":

   cash, espèces, kind, case, 'espã, kinds, types, sort, essences, especies, espèce, varieties, currency, taxon

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1. Gisli Vikingsson:

   The common misconception is that we are allowing an endangered species to be hunted.

2. David Sheen:

   It's an iconic species and conservation success story. But in short, there's nothing unusual about this alligator or the video.

3. Stuart Chapman:

   There are many more species out there waiting to be discovered and tragically, many more that will be lost before that happens, it doesn't have to be this way. Ensuring that large reserves are designated for wildlife, along with increased efforts to close illegal wildlife trade markets, will go a long way to conserving the extraordinary wildlife diversity in the Mekong region.

4. Erich Fitzgerald:

   That doesn't happen. That just doesn't happen. That's only happened once before in Australia, and that was a totally different species of shark.

5. Doctor Who:

   It may be irrational of me, but human beings are quite my favorite species.