Used in a Sentence

conspecific

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for conspecific.

Editorial note

We're animals, and every animal exhibits heightened cognitive load when animals of the same species (conspecific individuals) are in range.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

An organism belonging to the same species as another.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of conspecific gathered in one view.

noun

An organism belonging to the same species as another.

adjective

(taxonomy) relating to the same species

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for conspecific.

noun

An organism belonging to the same species as another.

adjective

(taxonomy) relating to the same species

Example sentences

1

We're animals, and every animal exhibits heightened cognitive load when animals of the same species (conspecific individuals) are in range.

2

Perhaps through neglect rather than ill will these people effect the death of many conspecific individuals.

3

Which directly implies that Chimps and Bonobos never refer to learned information in their conspecific communications.

4

In mating swarms, mosquitoes use acoustic signals created by conspecific wingbeats to locate and respond to one another through harmonic convergence...

5

For parrots that means conspecific company.

6

They need conspecific companionship, even if they don't want it, they can't satisfy their social needs with only Humans or different species.

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Sophisticated ToM is likely rare in the animal kingdom, not usually going beyond programmed responses to being observed and possibly empathizing with conspecific suffering.

8

The ability to occur in many novel variations, and eventually spillover from a host species to a conspecific host is how this virus persists.

9

Thus far, however, the application of insects or insect parts to an individual’s own wound or the wound of a conspecific has never been reported.

10

I won't go into why the scientific consensus is that parrots need conspecific companions.

11

Oh a hornet can recognize a conspecific, huh?

12

But also, on a tangent, there is a bird that does this kind of non-conspecific alarm calling the time as part of its food-gathering strategy: the African fork-tailed drongo.

Quote examples

1

Such intimate hydrological coupling suggests a “communal physiology” among (conspecific) trees with far-reaching implications for our understanding of forest functioning, particularly under water shortage.

2

We know they're not saying "...or I'll kill ya!" because conspecific violence leading to death is extremely rare / unheard of in most species.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use conspecific in a sentence?

We're animals, and every animal exhibits heightened cognitive load when animals of the same species (conspecific individuals) are in range.

What does conspecific mean?

An organism belonging to the same species as another.

What part of speech is conspecific?

conspecific is commonly used as noun, adjective.