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adj
Occurring among members of different species; interspecies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Existing or occurring between different species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adjective
arising or occurring between species
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: interspecies
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English specific English interspecific From inter- + specific.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
