> Question: Why is "spp." What is the plural of Fish?. Species definition, a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind. The -s ending might make think it is plural, but it comes from Latin (a fifth declension noun), and had identical singular and plural in that language. (No -es at the end). Similar rules apply to animal species. or spp. When referring to more than one species of fish, especially in a scientific context, you can use fishes as the plural. Amphiprion ocellaris is one species of clownfish. lolly – lollies / story – stories / strawberry – strawberries. – bamboo Oct 4 '13 at 11:56 I don't know why, but this convention is also used for other abbreviations. but: boy – boys / toy - toys / bay - bays Nouns ending with ch, x, s, sh, o----> es (caught is the past tense of catch)I bought some fish for my aquarium. IPA (): /ˈspiːʃi/; Etymology 1 []. Back to list of errors . We form the plural of a noun with the singular + s. parrot – parrots / apple – apples / girl – girls. 'Genus' is the singular, and 'genera' is the plural form of the word. specie (uncountable) . English [] Pronunciation []. Sp. See more. an abbreviation of the plural of "species"? In both the original Latin and in English “species” is the spelling of both the singular and plural forms. Originally in the phrase in specie; from Latin speciē, ablative singular of species.Compare payment in kind.. Noun []. Nouns ending with y if a consonant is written before. is the abbreviation of species when used as singular and spp. that are able to have sex with each other and produce healthy young are divided, smaller than a … ----> ies. When printing the scientific name of an organism, the name is always in italic. is "pages" in the plural. The Plural of Nouns Regular Plural Forms. (Why > two p's?) Species is the same in singular in plural. As with other taxa, the plural is different from other English words because it is a Latin word. Species definition is - kind, sort. Many species of fish are endangered by overfishing. can be applied to any genus. Specie is a technical term referring to the physical form of money, particularly coins. A name of species has two parts, with the genus first. The plural of fish is almost always ….fish. How to use species in a sentence. Do you say fish or fishes?. is the plural form used in place of species name, when its identity is not clear. Species is plural for a reason - it is rare for 'species' to refer to only a singular variety of animal or plant, so further subdivision can be achieved by giving the varietal name, so in a flora example, Jasminum humile (species) 'Revolutum' (variety). 1 fish; 2 fish (NOT 2 fishes); Some example sentences: I caught three fish yesterday down at the wharf. 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