What is the quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia called?
difference — (Logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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