interspecies

American  

[in-ter-spee-sheez, -seez] / ˌɪn tərˈspi ʃiz, -siz /

Also interspecific

adjective

1. existing or occurring between species. specie. species.

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Etymology

Origin of interspecies

First recorded in 1915–20; inter- + species

Example Sentences

His original animated “How to Train Your Dragon,” made in collaboration with Chris Sanders, is a 21st-century kiddie classic, a spry and delightful adventure about interspecies empathy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Their article, "Culturally determined interspecies communication between humans and honeyguides," was published in Science.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023

Biologist Dr Rachel Grant, at London South Bank University, says such interspecies "adoptions" are likely the result of "fixed action patterns", in which the adopting animal is responding to a "certain trigger" from the adoptee.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2023

But in previously documented cases of transfer, clues to the interspecies movement have been obscured.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2023

Or water, as I would come to see when I witnessed the outbreak of interspecies war in a highway rest stop driving through Arizona.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen