specie
Example Sentences
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Until recently, the only non-human species of mammals that were known to experience menopause were a select few specie, such as orcas — not primates.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2023
Under the assumption that customers would never try to redeem all their notes at once, even the best banks loaned more paper than the specie in their vaults, handsomely multiplying the interest they collected.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
When business conditions improved, the Bank discouraged excessive lending and note issue by promptly demanding specie when it received state banknotes from its customers.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Faced with panic, banks froze credit and suspended specie payments, sending the economy into recession.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Quintilian goes on to argue, interestingly, that sometimes what might be decorous in practical terms could be unbecoming sub specie aeternitate.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
