Like and Species

Like

Like noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

Usage example: you can never trust his like, because they'll always let you down

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Species and like are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Species" instead a noun "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Species noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: a music that is now generally regarded as a distinct species of rap

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Like and species are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Like" instead a noun "Species".

Nearby Word: specie

human	human like	human species
rare	rare like	rare species
similar	similar like	similar species
certain	certain like	certain species
Other adjectives: alien, many, actual, entire, real, large, dangerous, ancient, new, few, smaller, different, several, multiple, various, local, giant, numerous, magical.

There's always time travel for bringing an extinct dinosaur species back, like Cassie from Times Like This did.

Source: Species Lost and Found
This is more complicated than it sounds — there are several species of grapes, and Vitis vinifera — the species that produces most wine and table grapes — definitely doesn't taste like that.

Source: Tastes Like Purple
Jake from My Gym Partner's a Monkey is supposed to be a spider monkey but, while obviously a primate of some kind, looks little like the actual species.

Source: Informed Species / Western Animation

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