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intraspecific

adj · 2 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.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T R AH0 S P AH0 S IH1 F AH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring among members of the same species.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

arising or occurring within a species; involving the members of one species

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • intraspecific competition

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intraspecies

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English specific English intraspecific From intra- + specific.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: унутрывідавы́ (unutryvidavý) — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Dutch: intraspecifiek — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Finnish: lajinsisäinen — Occurring among members of the same species
  • French: intraspécifique — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Italian: intraspecifico — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Japanese: 種内の (shunai no) — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Polish: wewnątrzgatunkowy — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Portuguese: intra-específico — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Russian: внутривидовой (vnutrividovoj) — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Spanish: intraespecífico — Occurring among members of the same species
  • Ukrainian: внутрішньовидови́й (vnutrišnʹovydovýj) — Occurring among members of the same species
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