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species

[spee-sheez, -seez] / ˈspi ʃiz, -siz /


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Since Turner took an interest in the species 50 years ago, the total population of U.S. bison has grown about tenfold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She says they have a wide range of plants and species, many of which are endangered.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It is now recognized as a separate species called Anchiale robusta.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

There are 21 different bat species that live in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Not even twenty minutes had passed after we’d scarfed down the entire plate of cookies, when Tamika’s gut interrupted my explanation of mutations in DNA over thousands of generations to create a new species.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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