autospecific

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adjective

Specific to the self (an individual).

“Near-synonym: intraspecific”

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectiveautospecific (not comparable)
  1. not comparableuncommontraits; etc; traits; etcbiologySpecific to the self (an individual).
  2. not comparableraretraits; etc; traits; etcbiologySpecific to the same species.

    Near-synonym: intraspecific

    Synonyms: conspecific, intraspecific

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSpecific to the same species.

Origin

By surface analysis, auto- + specific, or, by surface analysis, auto- + spec(ies) + -ific.

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APA

autospecific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autospecific

MLA

“autospecific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autospecific. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autospecific,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autospecific.

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