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noun
A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, human-sciences, linguistics, logic, mathematics, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences, semantics, taxonomy
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noun
distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: difference
History
From Latin differentia. Doublet of difference.
