conspecific

American  

[kon-spi-sif-ik] / ˌkɒn spɪˈsɪf ɪk /

adjective

Biology.

1. belonging to the same species.

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noun

1. an organism belonging to the same species as another.

conspecific British  

/ ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

1. (of animals or plants) belonging to the same species

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Etymology

Origin of conspecific

1855–60; conspeci(es) ( see con-, species) + -fic

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Example Sentences

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conspecific

In contrast, "conspecific killing," where a cell consumes another cell of the same species, was less common, observed in only three of the seven major taxonomic groups examined.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

Questions about conspecific interactions often focus on competition among members of the same species for a limited resource.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

“When it’s a fish they’re like, ‘Ooh you need a conspecific control and a control for empathy and a control for this and that … the fish are not doing this’.”

From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2019

If they’re actually conspecific with the Long-tailed earless dragon, things aren’t so urgent, since this species is not regarded as being of conservation concern.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 4, 2014

Howell considered the two kinds to be conspecific with one another as well as with the eastern S. varius.

From Speciation of the Wandering Shrew by James S. Findley

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