Word: OIN

Pronounce: meen

Strong: H4327

Orig: from an unused root meaning to portion out; a sort, i.e. species:--kind. Compare 4480. H4480

Use: TWOT-1191a Noun Masculine

Grk Strong: G1085 G3313 G3665 G4133 G4386

    1) kind, sometimes a species (usually of animals)
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    Groups of living organisms belong in the same created "kind" if they have descended from the same ancestral gene pool. This does not preclude new species because this represents a partitioning of the original gene pool. Information is lost or conserved not gained. A new species could arise when a population is isolated and inbreeding occurs. By this definition a new species is not a new "kind" but a further partitioning of an existing "kind".