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- pronunciation:
- spi
shiz
[or]
spi
siz
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: |
noun |
inflections: |
species |
definition: |
a group of living things that naturally produce young with other members of the same group but not with those of other groups.
A hound and a poodle belong to the same species.
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related words: |
breed, category, denomination, kind, kingdom |
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The word species
contains the following part:
spect, spec, spic, spectro
Latin
root
that means to see, look, watch
Example words:
aspect, conspicuous, despise, expectation, inconspicuous, inspect, inspector, perspective, prospect, respect, respective, special, species, specific, specimen, spectacle, spectacular, spectator, spectrum, speculate, suspect, suspicious
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