We discovered that animals can establish extraordinary interspecies relationships.
interspecific in British English
(ˌɪntəspəˈsɪfɪk) or interspecies (ˌɪntəˈspiːʃiːz)
adjective
hybridized from, relating to, or occurring between different species
interspecific competition
interspecies in American English
(ˌintərˈspiʃiz, -siz)
adjective
existing or occurring between species
Also: interspecific (ˌintərspɪˈsɪfɪk)
Word origin
[1915–20; inter- + species]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, collage, conditioning, soviet, takeoutinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)
Examples of 'interspecies' in a sentence
interspecies
Some technical interspecies issues may need to be addressed first.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It boasts that the range 'can make your interspecies dreams come true'.
The Sun (2011)
No decision has been taken on the other two sorts of interspecies embryo.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Look at this miracle of interspecies bonding!
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Because, apparently, it features 'interspecies relationships and promiscuity'.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Traces of these ancient interspecies liaisons, called introgressions, can be identified as places of divergence in the human genome.
2019, 'Artificial Intelligence Study of Human Genome Finds Unknown Human Ancestor', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/artificial-intelligence-study-human-genome-finds-unknown-human-ancestor-species-180971436/