intraspecies

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adjective

Between or among members of a single (taxonomical) species; within a species.

Opposite
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Meanings

adjectiveintraspecies (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBetween or among members of a single (taxonomical) species; within a species.

    The estimation of the intraspecies variability in dynamics was also based on drug responses in a similar human population.

    2001, National Research Council, Standing Operating Procedures for Developing Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Chemicals, National Academies Press, →ISBN, page 66

    Synonyms: intraspecific

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBetween or among members of a single (taxonomical) species; within a species.

antonym(s) of “within a species”

Opposite

More synonyms by meaning

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

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishspecies
  7. Englishintraspecies

From intra- + species.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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