interspecific

American  

[in-ter-spuh-sif-ik] / ˌɪn tər spəˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

1. Biology. existing or occurring between, or hybridized from, members of different species. Compare intraspecific.

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interspecific British  

/ ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

1. hybridized from, relating to, or occurring between different species

   interspecific competition

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interspecific Scientific  

/ ĭn′tər-spĭ-sĭf′ĭk /

1. Arising or occurring between species.

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Other Word Forms

• interspecifically adverb

Example Sentences

After carefully constructing a dung ball at the dropping site, these beetles immediately roll it away along a linear path avoiding intra- and interspecific competition for food and nesting sites.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2024

In the three interspecific comparisons, the absence of synteny in the centromere-adjacent regions of the Ae. tauschii pseudomolecules is reflected by empty space in those regions.

From Nature • Nov. 14, 2017

To reference 2004’s “first interspecific study of octopus escape behaviour”, as one does, written records of them leaving the water date back more than 2,000 years to Aristotle’s time.

From The Guardian • May 25, 2016

The study, published Tuesday in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, adds a demented twist to scientists’ understanding of interspecific competition—the struggle among different species for shared resources such as food.

From National Geographic • Mar. 22, 2016

That occasional cross-pollination occurred not only between individuals of the same species, but also between related species to produce interspecific hybrids.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond