interspecies
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of interspecies
Vocabulary lists containing interspecies
Ecology - High School
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Kessler suspects Floyd made the journey because he might have felt interspecies population pressure in the city and needed to find a new territory.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
His original animated “How to Train Your Dragon,” made in collaboration with Chris Sanders, is a 21st-century kiddie classic, a spry and delightful adventure about interspecies empathy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
The team then used lab techniques to mimic repeated transmission of a human-origin virus in mice, testing the protein's role in the pace of mutations that lead to interspecies adaptation.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
David Rothenberg is one of the musicians who has performed for whales alongside Nollman, and believes making interspecies music is more of an exercise in empathy than an attempt to find specific definitions of sounds.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 2024
At some point in the night, Miss Wren’s gentle massage had turned into something resembling an interspecies pro-wrestling match crossed with an exorcism.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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