Polyglot Dictionary

especie

/esˈpesje/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Nature Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las especies

Meaning

  1. species

    • Es una especie en peligro.

      It's an endangered species.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

espèce

espèce is the French word for the same thing — both mean "species."

Portuguese

espécie

espécie is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "species."

Practice

1 What does especie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es una ___ en peligro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches especie?

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