interspecific en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɪntɚspəˈsɪfɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English specific English interspecific From inter- + specific.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Occurring among members of different species; interspecies.
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(not-comparable) Existing or occurring between different species.
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:
Antonyms
Deriveds
interspecifically · interspecific plum · interspecific competition
Translations (10)
gl interespecífico (occurring among members of different species) · ja 種間の (occurring among members of different species) · ca interespecífic (occurring among members of different species) · bg междувидов (occurring among members of different species) · cy rhyngrywogaethol (occurring among members of different species) · it interspecifico (occurring among members of different species) · fr interspécifique (occurring among members of different species) · es interespecífico (occurring among members of different species) · kk түраралық (occurring among members of different species) · ru межвидовой (occurring among members of different species)