adjective
- occurring between or involving different species
Usage: biological/scientific
Examples
- Interspecific competition occurs when different species compete for the same resources.
- The researchers studied interspecific mating between closely related bird species.
- Interspecific hybridization can sometimes produce fertile offspring.
- The forest showed clear evidence of interspecific cooperation between certain plants.
- Scientists observed interspecific aggression between the two primate groups.
- Interspecific transmission of diseases can threaten wildlife populations.