species

species
spe‧cies W2 /ˈspiːʃiːz/ noun (plural species) [countable]a group of animals or plants whose members are similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants ⇨ genus:
    Seven species of birds of prey have been observed.
    pandas and other endangered species (=ones that may soon no longer exist)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + species
   ▪ endangered (=used about a species of which there are very few still alive, so that it may soon not exist) The park is a sanctuary for 41 endangered species.
   ▪ protected Elephants are a protected species in Indonesia.
   ▪ rare The area contains many rare species of plants.
   ▪ common Here you will see most of the common species of African wildlife.
   ▪ extinct (=no longer existing) About a hundred species are becoming extinct every day.
   ▪ new (=not known about before, or not existing before ) A new species of spider has been discovered in a field in Cambridgeshire.
   ▪ native (=having always been in a particular country) Desert broom is a species native to Arizona.
   ▪ bird/animal/plant species You can see many different bird species on the canal.
■ verbs
   ▪ a species is found somewhere This species is found only in the Southern Hemisphere.
   ▪ a species lives somewhere (=used about animals) Many rainforest species cannot live anywhere else.
   ▪ a species grows somewhere (=used about plants) The species grows wild in Europe.