interspecific

[in-ter-spee-sheez, -seez]

in·ter·spe·cies

[in-ter-spee-sheez, -seez]
adjective
existing or occurring between species.
Also, in·ter·spe·cif·ic [in-ter-spi-sif-ik] .


Origin:
1915–20; inter- + species
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Interspecific is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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interspecific (ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk)
 
adj
hybridized from, relating to, or occurring between different species: interspecific competition

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interspecific (ĭn'tər-spĭ-sĭf'ĭk) also interspecies   (ĭn'tər-spĭ-sĭf'ĭk)  Pronunciation Key 
Arising or occurring between species.
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