conspecific
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spɪˈsɪf adjective Biology.
1.
belonging to the same species.
noun
2.
an organism belonging to the same species as another.
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conspecific (ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| (of animals or plants) belonging to the same species | |
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Conspecific
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Word Origin & History
conspecific
1859 (adj.), 1962 (n.), from conspecies (1837), from con- "with" + species.
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Example sentences
Conspecific individuals are an important feature of an animal's environment, and a potential source of selective pressures.
Other species have their own conspecific recognition capabilities, this isn't rocket science.
Two subspecies of the same species also considered to be conspecific.
Conspecific nest parasitism in three species of new world blackbird.
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