Meanings
- not comparableOccurring among members of different species; interspecies.
- not comparablebiologyExisting or occurring between different species.
1 more example
Interspecific crossing in the wild appears to be limited as well, at least partly due to geographic isolation. However, I. wallerana and I. usambarensis are known to have naturally hybridized in the wild (Grey-Wilson, 1980a; Grey-Wilson, 1980b). With the wonderful horticulture discovery of the New Guinea group of impatiens in the early 1970's, there was significant interest in attempting controlled interspecific pollinations.
2007, Neil O. Anderson, Flower Breeding and Genetics: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 293
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivearising or occurring between species
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
- Proto-Italic*n̥ter
- Latininter
- Latininter-
- Englishinter-
- Old Frenchspecifique
- Englishspecific
- Englishinterspecific
Translations
Bulgarian междувидов
- междувидов (mežduvidov)occurring among members of different species
Catalan interespecífic
- interespecíficoccurring among members of different species
French interspécifique
- interspécifiqueoccurring among members of different species
Italian interspecifico
- interspecificooccurring among members of different species
Japanese 種間の
- 種間の (shukan no)occurring among members of different species
Russian межвидовой
- межвидовой (mežvidovoj)occurring among members of different species
Spanish interespecífico
- interespecíficooccurring among members of different species
Welsh rhyngrywogaethol
- rhyngrywogaetholoccurring among members of different species
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Cite this entry
interspecific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interspecific
“interspecific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interspecific. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interspecific,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interspecific.
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