conspecific
pronunciation
How to pronounce conspecific in British English:
UK [ˌkɒnspɪ'sɪfɪk]
How to pronounce conspecific in American English:
US [ˌkɒnspɪ'sɪfɪk]
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- Noun:
- an organism belonging to the same species as another organism
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- Adjective:
- belonging to the same species
Word Origin
- conspecific (adj.)
- 1859, from conspecies (1837), from con- "with" + specific, here representing species (n.). From 1962 as a noun.
Example
- 1. This is a rather poorly known taxon , and recent work suggests that it is conspecific with pachypleurum muliense .
- 2. The effects of conspecific adult tunic extracts and larval tissue extracts in different concentrations and the effects of different larval density on settlement and metamorphosis in the styela canopus larvae were investigated .