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conspecific

American  
[kon-spi-sif-ik] / ˌkɒn spɪˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

Biology.
  1. belonging to the same species.


noun

  1. an organism belonging to the same species as another.

conspecific British  
/ ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

  1. (of animals or plants) belonging to the same species

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of conspecific

1855–60; conspeci(es) ( see con-, species) + -fic

Example Sentences

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"This proves that the roosters did not mistake their reflection for a conspecific," says Sonja Hillemacher.

From Science Daily Oct. 26, 2023

Questions about conspecific interactions often focus on competition among members of the same species for a limited resource.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

“When it’s a fish they’re like, ‘Ooh you need a conspecific control and a control for empathy and a control for this and that … the fish are not doing this’.”

From The Guardian Feb. 7, 2019

If they’re actually conspecific with the Long-tailed earless dragon, things aren’t so urgent, since this species is not regarded as being of conservation concern.

From Scientific American Jan. 4, 2014

Throughout most of this region it occurs with another mouse, currently regarded as conspecific with Apodemus sylvaticus, and the two kinds have been confused by some previous authors.

From Comments on the Taxonomic Status of Apodemus peninsulae, with Description of a New Subspecies from North China by Jones, J. Knox

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