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spp., species
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.
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noun ADJ. living | extinct | common | rare | different, distinct | related closely related species of beetle | native | alien | wild | dominant | endangered, threatened | protected | animal, bird, fish, insect, mammal/mammalian, plant, tree, etc. The area is rich in different plant species. | human the development of the human species SPECIES + VERB be found, grow, live, occur Similar species of fish occur in Mongolia. | be threatened with extinction, become extinct, die out | survive PREP. ~ of a native species of fish PHRASES a member of a species
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