Spezies

German

Alternative forms

• Species (archaic)
• Spezie (nonstandard; backformation)

Etymology

From Latin speciēs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpeːtsi̯əs/ (normal)

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpeːtsi̯ɛs/, /ˈsp-/ (learned; singular)
• IPA^(key): /ˈʃpeːtsi̯eːs/, /ˈsp-/ (learned; singular or plural)

Noun

Spezies f (genitive Spezies, plural Spezies or Spezien)

1. (biology, chemistry) species

Etymology

• The plural 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.

Synonyms

• (biology): Art

Derived terms

• Chronospezies
• Morphospezies
• Subspezies

Further reading

• Spezies on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de