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VocabJLPT N1

new species

Nounの-Adjective

Definitions

1. new species
2. new variety

A noun meaning a newly discovered or newly classified species in biology or natural science. It is used when scientists identify and name a living organism that was previously unknown or unrecognized.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

It's probably a new species, but does anyone here know how to identify it?

Sentence 2

Where did you collect that new species of plant?

Sentence 3

Which paper was the first to describe the new species?

Sentence 4

How strictly is "new species" even defined, anyway?

Sentence 5

What conditions does something have to meet to be recognized as a new species?