interspecific

English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ specific.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntɚspəˈsɪfɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɪk
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧spe‧cif‧ic

Adjective

interspecific (not comparable)

1. occurring among members of different species; interspecies
2. (biology) Existing or occurring between different species
   • 2007, Neil O. Anderson, Flower Breeding and Genetics: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 293:

     Interspecific crossing in the wild appears to be limited as well, at least partly due to geographic isolation. However, I. wallerana and I. usambarensis are known to have naturally hybridized in the wild (Grey-Wilson, 1980a; Grey-Wilson, 1980b). With the wonderful horticulture discovery of the New Guinea group of impatiens in the early 1970's, there was significant interest in attempting controlled interspecific pollinations.

Antonyms

• intraspecific

Derived terms

• interspecific competition
• interspecific plum

 

Translations

occurring among members of different species

• Bulgarian: междувидов (mežduvidov)
• Catalan: interespecífic m
• French: interspécifique (fr)
• Galician: interespecífico m
• Italian: interspecifico (it)
• Japanese: 種間の (shukan no)
• Russian: межвидовой (ru) (mežvidovoj)
• Spanish: interespecífico

Anagrams

• prescientific