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

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

A widespread suspension of specie payments had gripped the country during the War of 1812, and severe panics hit the country in 1819, 1837, 1839, and 1857.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

The government would buy one-fifth of its shares and private investors would purchase the rest, using specie and the new federal bonds created by funding and assumption.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

And again he perceived himself sub specie aeternitatis, the form-destroyer called forth by what he heard and saw here.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick