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intraspecific

American  
[in-truh-spuh-sif-ik] / ˌɪn trə spəˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

  1. Biology. existing or occurring within, or produced from, members of the same species. Compare interspecific.


intraspecific British  
/ ˌɪntrəspəˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

  1. relating to or occurring between members of the same species

    intraspecific competition

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

intraspecific Scientific  
/ ĭn′trə-spĭ-sĭfĭk /
  1. Arising or occurring within a species or between members of the same species.


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Her example illustrates "intraspecific variation," which the study found to be pervasive across all North America's mammals.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2023

Loss of wild species would result in an increase of intraspecific diversity within the different crop varieties, but decrease in interspecific crop diversity.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Modern rhino horns are used in intraspecific combat and in fighting predators, but also in foraging and especially in breaking branches.

From Scientific American Nov. 9, 2013

Nevertheless, HI genes may have properties that are not easily modeled from intraspecific genetics and thus need to be directly tested in hybrid backgrounds.

From Science Magazine Sep. 15, 2011

It is the question whether intraspecific selection may be regarded as a cause of lasting and ever-increasing improvement.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

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