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Spezies
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German
Alternative forms
de Species archaic
de Spezie nonstandard; backformation
Etymology
From de la speciēs.
Pronunciation
de /ˈʃpeːtsi̯əs/ normal
de De-Spezies.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈʃpeːtsi̯ɛs/ /ˈsp-/ learned; singular
de De-Spezies2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈʃpeːtsi̯eːs/ /ˈsp-/ learned; singular or plural
de De-Spezies3.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Spezies4.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f,-:Spezien
de biology chemistry species
de Art
Usage notes
The plural de Spezien is now nonstandard, though it does see some usage in printed works. It seems to have been used more often in the 19th century.
Declension
f,-:Spezien
Derived terms
de Chronospezies
de Morphospezies
de Subspezies
Further reading
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