species Copy link Outline I. In strict senseII. In looser sense, a sort or kind • species: I. In strict sense: spĕcies, ēi (not so used in Cic., but necessary for precise expression): Sen. Ep. 58, 7, where the genus is represented as containing a variety of species: M. L. (N.B.--Cic. makes an approach to this use of the word, de Or. 1, 42., 189, genus est id quod sui similes ... specie autem differentes duas aut plures complectitur partes.) II. In looser sense, a sort or kind: gĕnus: v. kind.