species barrier

  • 1species barrier — UK US noun [singular] the natural system that prevents diseases spreading from one type of animal or plant to another. This is often referred to in relation to bse (=a disease of cows) spreading to humans in the form of cjd (=a brain disease in… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 2species barrier — species ,barrier noun singular the natural system that prevents diseases spreading from one type of animal or plant to another. This is often referred to in relation to BSE (=a disease of cows) spreading to humans in the form of CJD (=a brain… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3species barrier — UK / US noun [singular] the natural system that prevents diseases spreading from one type of animal or plant to another. This is often referred to in relation to bse (= a disease of cows) spreading to humans in the form of cjd (= a brain disease… …

    English dictionary

  • 4Barrier skink — Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingdom …

    Wikipedia

  • 5Barrier Reef Anemonefish — Taxobox name = Barrier Reef Anemonefish status = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes familia = Pomacentridae subfamilia = Amphiprioninae genus = Amphiprion species = A. akindynos binomial = Amphiprion… …

    Wikipedia

  • 6Species — In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is …

    Wikipedia

  • 7barrier reefs — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8barrier — noun Etymology: Middle English barrere, from Anglo French, from barre bar Date: 14th century 1. a. something material that blocks or is intended to block passage < highway barriers > < a …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9Great Barrier Reef — The Great Barrier Reef&#160;* UNESCO World Heritage Site …

    Wikipedia

  • 10Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef — The Great Barrier Reef is the world s largest coral reef system,cite web|author=UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre |year=1980|title=Protected Areas and World Heritage Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area|url=http://sea.unep&#8230; …

    Wikipedia