heterospecific

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros

Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros

Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor.

English hetero-

Old French specifiqueder.

English specific

English heterospecific

From hetero- + specific.

Adjective

heterospecific (comparative more heterospecific, superlative most heterospecific)

1. (systematics) Of or belonging to a different species.

Derived terms

• transheterospecific

Noun

heterospecific (plural heterospecifics)

1. An organism belonging to a different species to another.