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How to Say "species" in Spanish

The Spanish word forspeciesis especieB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
NounB1
biology, zoology
A brown domestic dog sitting next to a striped house cat, highlighting two distinct biological groups.

Examples

El panda es una especie en peligro de extinción.

The panda is an endangered species.

En esta isla viven varias especies de tortugas marinas.

Several species of sea turtles live on this island.

Los biólogos descubrieron una nueva especie de insecto.

Biologists discovered a new species of insect.

Singular and Plural

Just like in English, you can talk about 'una especie' (one species) or 'muchas especies' (many species). The word changes from singular to plural.

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