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species
A technical term from biology that refers to a group of living organisms that can reproduce with one another and produce fertile offspring. It is the basic unit of biological taxonomy.
Der Homo sapiens ist eine Species aus der Gattung Homo.
Homo sapiens is a species from the genus Homo.
'Species' (species) is a technical term used almost exclusively in biology and other sciences. The word comes directly from Latin.
In seiner Doktorarbeit beschrieb der Biologe eine bisher unbekannte Species von Insekten.
In his doctoral thesis, the biologist described a previously unknown species of insect.
The word is part of biological classification. It is often mentioned together with the higher-level terms 'Gattung' (genus) and 'Familie' (family) in order to classify living organisms.
Innerhalb einer Gattung kann es viele verschiedene Species geben.
Within a genus, there can be many different species.
Common combinations are 'eine vom Aussterben bedrohte Species' (an endangered species) or the question of whether two living organisms 'zur selben Species gehören' (belong to the same species).
Der Panda ist eine vom Aussterben bedrohte Species.
The panda is an endangered species.
kind / way
Art and Species can refer to the same biological unit. Art is less technical and works well in explanations that are easy for the general public to understand. Species is explicitly a technical biological term and is therefore particularly suitable for strictly technical language.
Der systematische Fachbericht beschreibt diese Species als eigenständige biologische Einheit.
The technical taxonomic report describes this species as an independent biological unit.
Die Lehrerin beschreibt diese Art als eigenständige biologische Einheit.
The teacher describes this species as an independent biological unit.
