interspecies
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of interspecies
Vocabulary lists containing interspecies
Ecology - High School
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Kessler suspects Floyd made the journey because he might have felt interspecies population pressure in the city and needed to find a new territory.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026
David Rothenberg is one of the musicians who has performed for whales alongside Nollman, and believes making interspecies music is more of an exercise in empathy than an attempt to find specific definitions of sounds.
From Salon • Aug. 23, 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
Their article, "Culturally determined interspecies communication between humans and honeyguides," was published in Science.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 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
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