interspecific

/ (ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk) /

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adjective

hybridized from, relating to, or occurring between different speciesinterspecific competition

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Words nearby interspecific

intersession, intersex, intersexual, interspace, interspecies, interspecific, intersperse, interspinal muscle, interspinal plane, interstade, interstadial

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How to use interspecific in a sentence

No interspecific activity was noted between the sunfish and the red shiners.
Fishes of the Big Blue River Basin, Kansas|W. L. Minckley
Structural adaptations in thrashers (Mimidae: genus Toxostoma) with comments on interspecific relationships.
Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves|Robert L. Merz
Possibly this disparity in numbers is a result of interspecific competition.
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys|Robert L. Packard
Furthermore, we have included ecological and distributional data in our synthesis of interspecific relationships.
Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group|William E. Duellman

The interspecific relationships of the species in the Hyla microcephala group are not clear.
Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group|William E. Duellman

Scientific definitions for interspecific

interspecific

[ ĭn′tər-spĭ-sĭf′ĭk ]

Arising or occurring between species.