conspecific

[kon-spi-sif-ik] Origin

con·spe·cif·ic

[kon-spi-sif-ik]
adjective Biology.
1.
belonging to the same species.
noun
2.
an organism belonging to the same species as another.

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Conspecific is always a great word to know.
So is genealogy. Does it mean:
the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell
a group of individuals or species having a common ancestry

Origin:
1855–60; conspeci(es) (see con-, species) + -fic
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conspecific (ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk)
 
adj
(of animals or plants) belonging to the same species

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conspecific
1859 (adj.), 1962 (n.), from conspecies (1837), from con- "with" + species.
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