What is meant by 'species' ? Give any five examples of species.

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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.
examples=carabao (water buffalo), King cobra, Jaguar, Pig

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