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Species - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | species |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, variety |
| Synonyms: | breed, category, collection, description, division, group, kind, lot, nature, number, order, sort, stripe*, type, likes |
| Notes: | species is a subgroup of genus and you capitalize a genus, but not a species (which is properly pronounced SPEE-sheez) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | breed |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kind, class |
| Synonyms: | brand, character, extraction, family, feather, genus, ilk, line, lineage, lot, nature, number, pedigree, progeny, race, sort, species, stamp, stock, strain, stripe, type, variety, likes |
| Main Entry: | caste |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | social class |
| Synonyms: | degree, estate, grade, lineage, order, position, race, rank, species, sphere, standing, station, status, stratum, cultural level, social order |
| Main Entry: | genre/genus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, class |
| Synonyms: | brand, category, character, classification, fashion, group, kind, school, sort, species, style |
| Main Entry: | ilk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kind, type |
| Synonyms: | brand, class, classification, denomination, gender, kin, lot, order, persuasion, race, set, sort, species, variety |
| Main Entry: | sort |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, variety |
| Synonyms: | array, batch, battery, body, brand, breed, category, character, class, clutch, denomination, description, family, genus, group, ilk, kind, lot, make, nature, number, order, parcel, quality, race, set, species, stamp, stripe, style, suite, likes, likes of |
| Main Entry: | specimen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example, sample |
| Synonyms: | case, case history, copy, cross section, embodiment, exemplar, exhibit, illustration, individual, instance, model, part, pattern, proof, representation, representative, sort, species, type, unit, variety, exemplification, sampling |
| Main Entry: | genre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type |
| Synonyms: | brand, category, character, class, classification, fashion, genus, group, kind, school, sort, species, style |
| Main Entry: | brand |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, kind |
| Synonyms: | cast, character, class, description, grade, make, quality, sort, species, variety |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | kind, sort, category |
| Synonyms: | branch, brand, breed, cast, caste, character, classification, collection, color, degree, denomination, department, description, designation, distinction, division, domain, estate, family, feather, frame, genre, genus, grade, grain, hierarchy, humor, ilk, league, make, mold, name, nature, order, origin, property, province, quality, range, rank, rate, school, sect, section, selection, set, source, species, sphere, standing, status, stripe, style, suit, temperament, value, variety, grouping, kidney |
| Main Entry: | type |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, kind |
| Synonyms: | blazon, brand, breed, cast, category, character, classification, cut, description, feather, form, genre, group, ilk, lot, mold, nature, number, order, persuasion, sample, sort, species, specimen, stamp, standard, strain, subdivision, variety, way, likes, rubric |
| Main Entry: | description |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, kind |
| Synonyms: | brand, breed, category, character, classification, feather, genre, genus, ilk, nature, order, sort, species, stripe, type, variety, kidney |
| Main Entry: | nature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, kind |
| Synonyms: | anatomy, brand, cast, category, character, color, conformation, description, figure, framework, ilk, shape, sort, species, stripe*, structure, style, variety, way |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | race |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ethnic group |
| Synonyms: | blood, breed, clan, color, culture, family, folk, house, issue, kin, kind, kindred, line, lineage, nation, nationality, offspring, people, progeny, seed, species, stock, strain, tribe, type, variety, cultural group |
| Main Entry: | strain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ancestry |
| Synonyms: | blood, breed, descent, extraction, family, lineage, pedigree, race, species, stock |
| Main Entry: | variety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, sort |
| Synonyms: | assortment, brand, breed, category, character, class, classification, description, division, family, genus, grade, ilk, kind, make, nature, order, quality, race, rank, species, strain, stripe, tribe, kidney |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | class, status |
| Synonyms: | bracket, branch, breed, cast, caste, degree, description, estate, family, feather, genre, genus, grade, hierarchy, ilk, kind, line, nature, pecking order*, pigeonhole*, place, position, rank, set, slot, sort, species, station, stripe, type, kidney, subclass, taxonomic group |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stock |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ancestry |
| Synonyms: | background, breed, clan, descent, extraction, family, folk, house, kin, kindred, line, lineage, pedigree, race, species, strain, tribe, type, variety, forebears, line of descent, parentage |
| Main Entry: | form |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | type, kind |
| Synonyms: | arrangement, character, class, description, design, grade, guise, make, manifestation, manner, method, mode, order, practice, rank, semblance, sort, species, stamp, style, system, variety, way |
| Main Entry: | coin |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | metallic money |
| Synonyms: | bread*, cash, change, chicken feed*, chips*, coinage, currency, dough, gold, legal tender, money, piece, scratch*, silver, small change*, copper, doubloon, jack, meter money, mintage, specie |
| Antonyms: | bill, dollar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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