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specie
species /ˈspe.tʃi.e/
noun#2124 most common
Also: kind, type (biological)
Example sentences
Leul este o specie de felină.
The lion is a species of feline.
Această specie trăiește în Africa.
This species lives in Africa.
Multe specii de animale sunt pe cale de dispariție.
Many animal species are endangered.
Cercetătorii au descoperit o specie nouă de plantă în pădurea tropicală.
Researchers discovered a new plant species in the tropical forest.
Diversitatea speciilor dintr-un ecosistem influențează stabilitatea acestuia.
The diversity of species in an ecosystem influences its stability.
Conservarea speciilor pe cale de dispariție necesită o colaborare internațională susținută și politici de mediu riguroase.
Conservation of endangered species requires sustained international collaboration and rigorous environmental policies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | specie | specii |
| Genitive | speciei | speciilor |
| Accusative | specie | specii |
| Vocative | specie | specii |
Word family
Etymology
Specie entered Romanian as a learned borrowing from Latin species, meaning appearance or kind, most likely reinforced by French espèce during the 19th century when Romanian absorbed many Latin and French scientific terms. Latin species itself comes from the verb specere, to look at or observe. The word kept its scientific, classificatory sense in Romanian rather than any older folk meaning.
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