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spe⋅cies-spe⋅cif⋅ic

  [spee-sheez-spi-sif-ik, spee-seez-]
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–adjective Ecology.
associated with or limited to one species only.
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spe·cies-spe·cif·ic   (spē'shēz-spĭ-sĭf'ĭk, -sēz-)
adj.  Limited to or found only in one species: a species-specific antibody; a species-specific virus.
spe'cies-spec'i·fic'i·ty (-spěs'ə-fĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: species–spe·cif·ic
Pronunciation: -spi-'sif-ik
Function: adjective
: relating to or being a substance (as an antigen or drug)that is limited in action or effect to a particular species and especially to the species from which it is derived species–specific substance>
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species-specific adj.

  1. Limited to or found only in one species.

  2. Of or being a serum that acts only upon a member of the same species as that from which the original antigen was obtained.

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