Interspecific is an English word with synonyms like interspecies. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Interspecific in a sentence
Interspecific meaning
- Occurring among members of different species; interspecies.
- Existing or occurring between different species.
Synonyms of Interspecific
Using Interspecific
- The main meaning on this page is: Occurring among members of different species; interspecies. | Existing or occurring between different species.
- Useful related words include: interspecies, intraspecies.
- In the example corpus, interspecific often appears in combinations such as: as interspecific, interspecific hybrids.
Context around Interspecific
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Interspecific
- In this selection, "interspecific" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, actual, citation, hybrids, killing and predatory stand out and add context to how "interspecific" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include known as interspecific hybrids or and documented actual interspecific killing of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "interspecific" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with interspecific
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Interspecific associations Several species of primates are known to associate in the wild. (13 words)
These factors make interspecific breeding unlikely in areas where the two species' ranges overlap. (14 words)
Ringed seals would build dens underneath fast ice. citation Interspecific predation among pinnipeds does occur. (15 words)
Psychology- The Science Of Behaviour, pg 420, Neil R Clarkson (4th Edition) Between species and groups The most apparent type of interspecific aggression is that observed in the interaction between a predator and its prey. (35 words)
Crocodiles also produce different distress calls and in aggressive displays to their own kind and other animals; notably other predators during interspecific predatory confrontations over carcasses and terrestrial kills. (29 words)
The offspring of an interspecific cross are very often sterile ; thus, hybrid sterility prevents the movement of genes from one species to the other, keeping both species distinct. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
Although displacement of black bears by brown bears has been documented, actual interspecific killing of black bears by brown bears has only occasionally been reported.
Crocodiles also produce different distress calls and in aggressive displays to their own kind and other animals; notably other predators during interspecific predatory confrontations over carcasses and terrestrial kills.
Hybrids between different species within the same genus (such as between lions and tigers) are known as interspecific hybrids or crosses.
Hybrids between different species within the same genus (such as between lions and tigers ) are sometimes known as interspecific hybrids or crosses.
Interspecific associations Several species of primates are known to associate in the wild.
Psychology- The Science Of Behaviour, pg 420, Neil R Clarkson (4th Edition) Between species and groups The most apparent type of interspecific aggression is that observed in the interaction between a predator and its prey.
Ringed seals would build dens underneath fast ice. citation Interspecific predation among pinnipeds does occur.
The implication of these interspecific differences is that A. ramidus would have most likely had a period of infant and juvenile socialisation different from that of chimpanzees.
The offspring of an interspecific cross are very often sterile ; thus, hybrid sterility prevents the movement of genes from one species to the other, keeping both species distinct.
These factors make interspecific breeding unlikely in areas where the two species' ranges overlap.
We may forgo wheat production in that area and plant a different species altogether, relying on interspecific diversity.
Common combinations with interspecific
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- as interspecific 2×
- interspecific hybrids 2×