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interspecies

American  
[in-ter-spee-sheez, -seez] / ˌɪn tərˈspi ʃiz, -siz /
Also interspecific

adjective

  1. existing or occurring between species.


Etymology

Origin of interspecies

First recorded in 1915–20; inter- + species

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Example Sentences

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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

But researchers have debated when and how often that interspecies mingling happened.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

Biologist Dr Rachel Grant, at London South Bank University, says such interspecies "adoptions" are likely the result of "fixed action patterns", in which the adopting animal is responding to a "certain trigger" from the adoptee.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

“Because in my fic, Chewbacca and Rey were in love. He’s saying it is—and I am quoting—‘criminal’ because it’s interspecies romance.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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