differentia

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The attribute or attributes whereby a species is distinguished from other species of the same genus, is called its differentia or differentiæ.

From Logic, Inductive and Deductive by Minto, William

The formation of such rules, resting as it does on the power of framing and applying general conceptions, is the prime differentia of human morality from animal behavior.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra

Hoc argumentum praecipue ad juris consultos ecclesiasticos et civiles pertinet; et quamvis differentia sit inter jurisdictionem judicis civilis et ecclesiastici tamen judicium utriusque quatenus necessario pendet ab existentia conditionum physicalium in medici consilio situm est.

From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by ?Malley, Austin

“Animal” names the general class, and “reasoning” is the differentia which separates “man” from other “animals.”

From English: Composition and Literature by Webster, W. F. (William Franklin)

What, according to Hobhouse, are the differentia of human morality from animal behavior?

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra