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conspecific

cons·pe·ci·fic

UK/ˌkɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/ US/ˌkɑnspəˈsɪfɪk/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

belonging to the same species

  • “cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific”

noun

1.

an organism belonging to the same species as another organism

Origin

From con- + specific.

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