conspecific

American

[kon-spi-sif-ik] / ˌkɒn spɪˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

Biology.

belonging to the same species.

noun

an organism belonging to the same species as another.

conspecific British

/ ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

(of animals or plants) belonging to the same species

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Etymology

Origin of conspecific

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

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conspecific

"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

In short, a strong case can be made for the idea that the Darling Downs dragons are not conspecific with the other Grassland earless dragon populations: Melville .

From Scientific American ● Jan. 4, 2014

Howell considered the two kinds to be conspecific with one another as well as with the eastern S. varius.

From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley

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