species vs form

form vs species

species and form both are nouns.

species is not a verb while form is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
species	Yes	No	No	No
form	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, form is a hypernym of species; that is, form is a word with a broader meaning than species:

species: a specific kind of something
form: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Other hypernyms of species include kind, sort, variety.

species (noun)	form (noun)
a specific kind of something	the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed	a life-size dummy used to display clothes
	a mold for setting concrete
	the visual appearance of something or someone
	any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
	an ability to perform well
	a particular mode in which something is manifested
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a perceptual structure
	a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
	the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
	a printed document with spaces in which to write
	an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
	a body of students who are taught together
	(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
	(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

species (verb)	form (verb)
	give shape or form to
	assume a form or shape
	make something, usually for a specific function
	create (as an entity)
	establish or impress firmly in the mind
	to compose or represent
	develop into a distinctive entity

Difference between species and form

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