Standard Lemma guide

conspecific

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˌkɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/
  • rhymes with -ɪfɪk

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the same species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: allospecific

2

noun

Meaning 2

An organism belonging to the same species as another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: congener

3

adjective

Meaning 3

belonging to the same species

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an organism belonging to the same species as another organism

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organism, being

History

Etymology

From con- + specific.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: samanlajinen — relating to the same species
  • French: conspécifique — relating to the same species
  • Polish: współplemienny — relating to the same species
  • Serbo-Croatian: istovrsnik — relating to the same species
  • Serbo-Croatian: istovrsnica — relating to the same species
  • Finnish: lajitoveri — organism belonging to the same species
  • French: congénère — organism belonging to the same species
  • German: Artgenosse — organism belonging to the same species
  • Hungarian: fajtárs — organism belonging to the same species
  • Polish: współplemieniec — organism belonging to the same species
Real reading context

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