HyperDic: allopatry

English > 1 sense of the word allopatry:
NOUNstateallopatrythe occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap
English > allopatry: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningThe occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap.
BroaderoccurrenceAn instance of something occurring
OppositesympatryThe occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
Spanishalopatría
Adjectivesallopatric(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another

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