n.

1. 种类[M][（+of）]
   There are many species of chrysanthemum.

   菊花品种很多。

2. 【生】种[M]；物种
   The giant panda has become an endangered species.

   大熊猫已成了一种濒临灭绝的动物。

3. 【律】形式[M]
4. 人类[the S]
   Today the survival of our species is threatened.

   今天人类的生存受到了威胁。

n.

1. Biology  a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or of interbreeding, considered as the basic unit of taxonomy and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.
2. a kind or sort.
3. Christian Church  the visible form of each of the elements of consecrated bread and wine in the Eucharist.