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Conspecific vs Nonspecific - What's the difference?

conspecific | nonspecific |

As adjectives the difference between conspecific and nonspecific

is that conspecific is relating to the same species while nonspecific is not specific.

As a noun conspecific

is an organism belonging to the same species as another.

conspecific

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (taxonomy) relating to the same species

    • Antonyms

    * allospecific

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An organism belonging to the same species as another

    • Derived terms

    * conspecificity

    nonspecific

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • not specific
  • (of an infection) not caused by a specific pathogen
  • (of a person's immunity) not caused by previous infection or vaccination
  • (of a microscopic stain) that does not just stain one type of tissue