especie

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See also: especié, espécie, and espècie

Galician

Etymology

From Latin speciēs.

Noun

especie m (plural especies)

  1. (biology) species

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈpeθje/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /esˈpesje/
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -eθje
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -esje
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧cie

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin speciēs.

Noun

especie f (plural especies)

  1. species
  2. type, sort, kind
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Etymology 2

Verb

especie

  1. inflection of especiar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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