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trans-speˈcific, a. Biol. Also transpecific. [f. trans- 3 + specific a.] Passing from one species to another.
1963E. Mayr Animal Species & Evolution xix. 586 The proponents of the synthetic theory maintain that all evolution is due to the accumulation of small genetic changes,..and that the transpecific evolution..is nothing but an extrapolation and magnification of the events that take place within populations and species. 1964Discovery Oct. 29/2 Communication may be trans-specific. This is particularly true of alarm signals. |