(February 24, 2017 at 11:37 am)Huggy74 Wrote:(February 23, 2017 at 6:54 am)pocaracas Wrote: I didn't scroll down that far...*emphasis mine*
Goes to show how it's just some common usage of the word...
Hey, synonyms!
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/species?s=t
yeah... better be careful with those...
In Biology, kind is an imprecise word that is best avoided.
Don't even try It. Before I address the rest of your post, we're going to settle this first.
"kind" is not an imprecise word, It was mentioned in the definition for species.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/species?s=t
Quote:Species
1. a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
I posted the definition from biology-online because I wanted the definition as it pertained to biology, but my source wasn't good enough for you remember? You were LOL'ing at it actually, ok fine.
Now that YOUR source proves that your wrong, you want to talk about "In Biology, kind is an imprecise word".... Too late for that since you refused to accept the definition from a site focused on biology.
The only thing left for you to do is admit you were wrong, and acknowledge that "kind" and "species" mean the same thing.
okay... if that's how you want to play it...
Your "biology" source used Ray Comfort and the bible as references for accepting "kind" as equivalent to species... If that's how things work on that site, then I'm not going to trust it. I told you so.
Oh, and look at how they describe their dictionary: " an editable-dictionary with thousands of terms".... editable... makes you wonder who added those references to Comfort and the Bible...
My source has kind as a synonym for species... but it's not a synonym for a biological species...well... actually, it's not defined...
Maybe this other source will help:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Species+(biology)
Quote:spe·cies (spē′shēz, -sēz)
n. pl. species
1. Biology A group of closely related organisms that are very similar to each other and are usually capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. The species is the fundamental category of taxonomic classification, ranking below a genus or subgenus. Species names are represented in binomial nomenclature by an uncapitalized Latin adjective or noun following a capitalized genus name, as in Ananas comosus, the pineapple, and Equus caballus, the horse.
2. Logic A class of individuals or objects grouped by virtue of their common attributes and assigned a common name; a division subordinate to a genus.
3. Chemistry A set of atoms, molecules, ions, or other chemical entities that possess the same distinct characteristics with respect to a chemical process or measurement.
4. A kind, variety, or type: "No species of performing artist is as self-critical as a dancer" (Susan Sontag).
5. Roman Catholic Church
a. The outward appearance or form of the Eucharistic elements that is retained after their consecration.
b. Either of the consecrated elements of the Eucharist.
Note that it's "kind", outside of biology.
I thought you'd get that detail from the list of synonyms I gave you, courtesy of the thesaurus... but no...
Shall I proceed in teaching you that the same word can have several meanings? And each meaning has it's own synonyms?
And, in Biology, that synonym doesn't work?
Context matters in English... who'da thunk?