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

The Bank would make loans to merchants in the form of paper notes they could exchange for specie and use to pay taxes, so these could circulate as a national currency.

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

When state banks then faltered and stopped exchanging their paper money for coin, experts warned that specie payments might not resume without guidance from a well-managed national bank.

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