differentia
noun
the character or attribute by which one species is distinguished from all others of the same genus.
differentiae
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pluralof differentia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Similarly the differentiae are predicated of the species and of the individuals.
From The Categories by E. M. Edghill
Yet this is not peculiar to substance, for it is also the case that differentiae cannot be present in subjects.
From The Categories by E. M. Edghill
If genera are different and co-ordinate, their differentiae are themselves different in kind.
From The Categories by E. M. Edghill
But it is also essential to the understanding of this thesis that the differentiae of the hereditary factors should be clearly grasped.
From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward
But while none of these twenty or more definitions is logical in the sense just defined, they all present one or other of the differentiae given by those in the text.
From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes
