conspecific

American  

[kon-spi-sif-ik] / ˌkɒn spɪˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

Biology.

1. belonging to the same species.

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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

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Etymology

Origin of conspecific

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

Example Sentences

"But the result shows that most roosters do indeed alert in the presence of a conspecific when a predator is in sight."

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

Probably certain species in the isthmian region will be found to be conspecific with others to the south, for example Hyla ebraccata with Hyla leucophyllata and Hyla robertmertensi with Hyla underwoodi.

From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.