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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

Vocabulary lists containing interspecies

Example Sentences

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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

Her videos reveal moving expressions of interspecies bonding, with dogs voraciously licking her face, or melting into her lap as she massages them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 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

But in previously documented cases of transfer, clues to the interspecies movement have been obscured.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2023

The mass of animals suddenly changes direction, an interspecies flock—lions, llamas, and zebras running side by side with orangutans and chimps; a hyena shoulder to shoulder with a tiger.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen