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Specie vs. Species
Specie
/ˈspiːʃiː/Examples:
The rarity of the specie drove collectors wild.Banks often require specie for certain transactions.Pirates were notorious for hoarding specie as treasure.
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Species
/ˈspiːʃiːz/Examples:
The Amazon rainforest is home to countless unique species.Scientists discovered a rare plant species thriving in desert.Endangered species often face habitat destruction challenges.
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This word has no antonymsWays to tell them apart:
- Specie refers to coins or physical money, such as what you hold in your wallet.
- Species is used to describe a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.
- Remember specie is singular and often related to currency, whereas species is a biological term and is the same in both singular and plural forms.
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