Conspecific


[kon-spi-sif-ik] /ˌkɒn spɪˈsɪf ɪk/

adjective, Biology.
1.
belonging to the same species.
noun
2.
an organism belonging to the same species as another.
/ˌkɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk/
adjective
1.
(of animals or plants) belonging to the same species
adj.

1859, from conspecies (1837), from con- “with” + specific, here representing species (n.). From 1962 as a noun.

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