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Species

Visible or sensible presentation; appearance; a sensible percept received by the imagination; an image.

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form 76% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Kind 76% connected

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Sort 76% connected

Chance; lot; destiny.

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Variety 76% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Breed 70% connected

To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.

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form 70% connected

A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

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Stock 70% connected

The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed, strong, firm part; the trunk.

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Strain 70% connected

Race; stock; generation; descent; family.

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Variant 70% connected

Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

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Containing group 1

Genus 70% connected

A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; on…

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Variety 70% connected

The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.

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Biodiversity noun · 85% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

Used in the same subject area: Biology, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.
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Biotic community noun · 85% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Community noun · 85% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Ecological niche noun · 85% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Food cycle noun · 85% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Food web noun · 85% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Habitat noun · 85% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Home ground noun · 85% connection

the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs; "a marine habitat"; "he felt safe on his home grounds"

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Niche noun · 85% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Color noun · 85% connection

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) an…

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Art and design, Visual art.
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Colour noun · 85% connection

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) an…

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Art form noun · 85% connection

(architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)

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Biome noun · 85% connection

a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

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Floor noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Art and design, Architecture.
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Level noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Storey noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Story noun · 85% connection

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"

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Habitation noun · 84% connection

the native habitat or home of an animal or plant

Used in the same subject area: Biology, Environmental science, Environmental ecology.
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Anamorphosis noun · 78% connection

A distorted or monstrous projection or representation of an image on a plane or curved surface, which, when viewed from a certain poin…

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Arise verb · 78% connection

To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present its…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visible, sensible, presentation, appearance, percept.
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Aspect noun · 78% connection

the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"

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Attachment noun · 78% connection

The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.

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Develop verb · 78% connection

To cause to become visible, as an invisible or latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical agents; to bring to view.

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Developer noun · 78% connection

A reagent by the action of which the latent image upon a photographic plate, after exposure in the camera, or otherwise, is developed…

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Evaporate verb · 78% connection

To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in practice too minute to be visible.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: visible, sensible, presentation, appearance, percept.
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Fancy noun · 78% connection

The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying su…

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Fantasy noun · 78% connection

Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice; humor.

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Figure noun · 78% connection

a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

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Ground noun · 78% connection

a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

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Idea noun · 78% connection

The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, wheth…

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Image noun · 78% connection

An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to…

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Imagination noun · 78% connection

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses; "popular imagination crea…

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