A group of closely related organisms or individuals that are capable of interbreeding, and very similar. By interbreeding, they produce fertile offspring. Species is the fundamental category of taxonomic classification ranking under genus or subgenus.
Eg. Housefly-Muscus domestica (scientific name), domestica is species name.
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