espécie

See also: especie, especié, and espècie

Portuguese

Alternative forms

espécia (obsolete or dialectal)

Etymology

From Latin speciēs. Compare Spanish especie, French espèce.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /(ɨ)ʃ.ˈpɛ.sjɨ/
(Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈpɛ.sji/, /is.ˈpɛ.sji/, /iʃ.ˈpɛ.sji/
Hyphenation: es‧pé‧ci‧e
Audio (South Brazil) (file)

Noun

espécie f (plural espécies)

(biology, taxonomy) species
Darwin escreveu "A origem das espécies".
Darwin wrote "the Origin of Species".
type, sort, kind
Que espécie de idiota é essa?
What kind of jerk is this?

Synonyms

(type): tipo

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