species-specific
Use Species-specific in a sentence
ʃiz adjective Ecology.
associated with or limited to one species only.
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species-specific adj.
Limited to or found only in one species.
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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Species-specific
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
Males produce this species-specific noise with vibrating membranes on their abdomens.
Insects solve this problem by means of species-specific recognition signals.
It's a question of looking at the appropriate, species-specific standards.
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