conspecific

English

Etymology

From con- +‎ specific.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɪk
• Hyphenation: con‧spe‧cif‧ic

Adjective

conspecific (not comparable)

1. (taxonomy) relating to the same species

Antonyms

• allospecific

Derived terms

• conspecifically
• nonconspecific

Related terms

• consubspecific
• contypic

Translations

relating to the same species

• Finnish: samanlajinen
• French: conspécifique (fr) m or f
• Polish: współplemienny
• Serbo-Croatian: istovrsnik m, istovrsnica f

Noun

conspecific (plural conspecifics)

1. An organism belonging to the same species as another.

   Hypernym: congener

   • 2019, Ian McEwan, Machines Like Me, Jonathan Cape, page 84:

     I duly laid on Adam the privilege and obligations of a conspecific.

Derived terms

• conspecificity

Translations

organism belonging to the same species

• Finnish: lajitoveri (fi)
• French: congénère (fr) m
• German: Artgenosse (de) m
• Hungarian: fajtárs (hu)
• Polish: współplemieniec (pl) m