- conspecific
- adjective Date: 1859 of the same species • conspecific noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Conspecific — Con spe*cif ic (k[o^]n sp[ e]*s[i^]f [i^]k), a. Of the same species. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
conspecific — index correlative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conspecific — 1859 (adj.), 1962 (n.), from conspecies (1837), from CON (Cf. con ) with + SPECIES (Cf. species) … Etymology dictionary
conspecific — [kän΄spə sif′ik] adj. [< conspecies, fellow species (see CON & SPECIES), modeled on SPECIFIC] belonging to the same species … English World dictionary
conspecific — belonging to the same species, conspecific subspecies are subspecies belonging to the same species. Conspecific applied to species names usually implies that the names refer to the same taxon, i.e. synonymous species … Dictionary of ichthyology
conspecific — Of the same species. [L. con , with, + specific] * * * con·spe·cif·ic .kän(t) spi sif ik adj of the same species conspecific n * * * con·spe·cif·ic (kon″spə sifґik) 1. of or pertaining to the same species. 2. a member of the same… … Medical dictionary
conspecific — Belonging to the same species, e.g. some workers believe that Encephalartos altensteinii and E. natalensis are conspecific … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
conspecific — con•spe•cif•ic [[t]ˌkɒn spɪˈsɪf ɪk[/t]] adj. 1) bio belonging to the same species 2) ecl bio a conspecific organism • Etymology: 1855–1860 … From formal English to slang
conspecific Biology — [kɒnspə sɪfɪk] adjective belonging to the same species. noun a member of the same species. Derivatives conspecificity noun … English new terms dictionary
conspecific — Individuals that are members of the same species … Fisheries — dictionary
