eidos
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Etymology
Origin of eidos
< Greek eîdos something seen, form; akin to Greek ideîn, Latin vidēre to see; see wit 2
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It was, however, in the Aristotelian, and not in its etymological sense, that the Greek eidos was rendered in Latin by species, meaning the subdivision of a genus, the class of a family.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
This means what makes or constitutes an eidos or species.
From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max
The specimens that I have examined also show signs of intergradation, but are closer to P. s. eidos.
From Birds from Coahuila, Mexico by Urban, Emil K.
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