Of the 2,400 species of snakes, some 270 species have venom that is harmful, but not necessarily fatal, to humans. From LearnThat.org. [Sharon Lovejoy]
A species of molecule. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A species of villainy. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The term species thus comes to be a mere useless abstraction, implying and assuming a separate act of creation. From Wordnik.com. [II. Variation under Nature. Doubtful Species] Reference
Intelligent men who are not naturalists and have not a bigoted idea of the term species, show more clearness of mind. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1] Reference
The 80 types of plants and trees were selected by asking help from specialized local horticulturists, but the main species is Bamboo. From Wordnik.com. [Miniature Zen Garden] Reference
In other words, the concept of a "species" is a useful fiction. From Wordnik.com. [At What Level did this Evolve?] Reference
And "species" is just our way of trying to understand the diversity of life. From Wordnik.com. [At What Level did this Evolve?] Reference
By any objective standard the species is afflicted with suicidal tendencies. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: McDermott: Bring Back Baath Party] Reference
Those same people simplify species by saying "a species is the sum of its genes.". From Wordnik.com. [The Memory Hole] Reference
But, like the creature in "species" I am guessing its going to grow up really fast. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
If you look at the Linnean classification the species is a compilation of all of its supersets. From Wordnik.com. [A Disclaimer for Behe?] Reference
Maybe they're a failsafe mechanism that kicks in whenever the species is about to suffer an extinction event. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: If We Ran Battlestar Galactica] Reference
The notion of "species" is most logically consistent with a creationist view, not one of universal common ancestry. From Wordnik.com. [At What Level did this Evolve?] Reference
The feathered legs and other characters of B. blakistoni, however, suggest that, among fish owls, this species is the most basal. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
"The meaning attached to the term species, in natural history, is very simple and obvious. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1] Reference
"We can expect more new species from the ongoing work at Northern Arizona University.". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
The species is commonly known as 'immandehavu' and has been named as Gegeneophis goaensis. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
'Determining that a species is new to science is a long and laborious process,' said Austin. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
We get migrant species from the Eastern Seaboard to the Rockies and North to the Arctic Circle. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Arizona legislature demands immigrants and President of the United States verify their status.] Reference
However the latter species is now believed to be confined to the montane forests of the central hills. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-03-01] Reference
The Bolivian species is smaller and a lighter grey in colour than the other species and has more teeth. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
The species is described from Guam and Palau as was discovered as part of a arthropod survey of Micronesia. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
This species is common throughout North Africa and the Middle East, and is found in several different morphs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-06-01] Reference
Nevertheless, a lot of time can pass before an animal species is officially "baptized" with a scientific name. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
One of these species is shared between the two reserves, and is named here. posted by Craig Heinselman @ 11: 45 AM. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Recent media reports of the extinction of the lemuroid ringtail possum were "confused," the species is still around. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
Paradoxurus stenocephalus, a new species, is described, and a possible new species is identified but not yet described. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
A dwarf cloud rat species from the Cordillera, in the Philippines, was rediscovered after 112 years by a recent expedition. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
The new species is from the Song Thuy Loan in Central Vietnam and was discovered during an ichthylogical survey of the region. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Reintroduction of the species is recommended, though biologists have no idea why the jackrabbits disappeared in the first place. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
A new Eleutherodactylus species is described from the western flanks of the Cordillera Oriental in the Departamento de Santander. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
We need to move into space to protect our species from the threats that could extinguish us as long as we're confined to one planet. From Wordnik.com. [Robert J. Sawyer on space colonization] Reference
The new species is closely related to U. Benti, but differs from others of the genus by smaller scales at mid-body and smaller ventrals. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
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