See also: especié, espécie, and espècie

Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin speciēs.

Noun

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especie m (plural especies)

  1. (biology) species
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈpeθje/ [esˈpe.θje]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /esˈpesje/ [esˈpe.sje]
  • Rhymes: -eθje
  • Rhymes: -esje
  • Syllabification: es‧pe‧cie

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin speciēs.

Noun

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especie f (plural especies)

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

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Verb

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especie

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

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