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species vs sort

sort vs species

species and sort both are nouns.

species is not a verb while sort is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
species Yes No No No
sort Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sort is a hypernym of species; that is, sort is a word with a broader meaning than species:
  • species: a specific kind of something
  • sort: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Other hypernyms of species include form, kind, variety.
species (noun) sort (noun)
a specific kind of something an approximate definition or example
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
a person of a particular character or nature
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
species (verb) sort (verb)
arrange or order by classes or categories
examine in order to test suitability
Difference between species and sort

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