L'espèce
Example: Cette espèce d'oiseau vit dans les forêts tropicales.
Definition
"L'espèce" refers to a group of living organisms that share common characteristics and can reproduce among themselves, forming a distinct category in biological classification. For example, "l'espèce" of bird living in tropical forests identifies a particular type of bird species.
Etymology
The word "l'espèce" comes from the Latin word 'species,' meaning 'appearance' or 'kind.' It entered French through Old French, retaining its biological sense of a group of similar organisms. Did you know? The term originally referred broadly to a 'kind' or 'sort' before becoming a scientific classification.
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"L'espèce" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Environment - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 100 commonly used words.
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