noun Something to be seen or looked at a spectacle or exhibition a show.noun An appearance or representation to the senses or the perceptive faculties an image presented to the eye or the mind.noun A former standard of currency in certain parts of Germany and in the north of Europe, apparently answering to the modern dollar of commerce.noun Either of the consecrated elements of the Eucharist.noun The outward appearance or form of the Eucharistic elements that is retained after their consecration.noun Chemistry A set of atoms, molecules, ions, or other chemical entities that possess the same distinct characteristics with respect to a chemical process or measurement.noun Logic A class of individuals or objects grouped by virtue of their common attributes and assigned a common name a division subordinate to a genus.Species names are represented in binomial nomenclature by an uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun following a capitalized genus name, as in Ananas comosus, the pineapple, and Equus caballus, the horse. The species is the fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus. noun Biology A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
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