Otherwise the species would quickly splinter into dissimilar species.

The flowering stems bear small bracts, dissimilar to the basal leaves-in some species the bracts are ornamental and showy.

This characteristic suggested the relationship between physically dissimilar species that eventually led to the restructuring of Russulales (and other taxa) using molecular phylogeny.

They have become a popular fish for marine aquarists of all skill levels, as the fish tends to be active, hardy, and nonaggressive when kept with dissimilar species.

Mary did not comment, but it struck her that for a random coupling of dissimilar species, the two were remarkably well matched.

One frequent complaint is that the contest too often compares dissimilar species - the women's magazines with the general-interest magazines, the small, specialized titles with the broader-based ones.

This species is the largest of the "sparrows" in the family Emberizidae, though other superficially dissimilar species in the family may slightly exceed them in size.

Some species that appear morphologically similar seem to be only distantly related while dissimilar species are sometimes more closely related.

"It be possible for dissimilar species to breed, but not easy," he said.

No sign of their Disian masters, if that was the relationship between the two so dissimilar species.