species-specific
[ spee-sheez-spi-sif-ik, spee-seez- ]
/ ˈspi ʃiz spɪˈsɪf ɪk, ˈspi siz- /
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adjective Ecology.
associated with or limited to one species only.
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Words nearby species-specific
speciation, specie, specie point, species, speciesism, species-specific, species-specific antigen, specif., specifiable, specific, specific action
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species-specific
adj.
Limited to or found only in one species.
Of or being a serum that acts only upon a member of the same species as that from which the original antigen was obtained.
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