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Term to be defined Definition Synonyms & Keywords
Species - "a group (taxon) of similar living organisms able to interbreed or exchange genes. This group is the main natural taxonomic group and ranks between Genus and Sub-species. Species are given a scientific name using the Linnaeus System which uses a Latin binomial e.g. the scientific name for the Mute swan is Cygnus olor." - (V.w6)
  • Abbreviation - spp.