NOUN | state | sympatry | the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding |
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Meaning | The occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding. | |
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Broader | occurrence | An instance of something occurring |
Opposite | allopatry | The occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap |
Adjectives | sympatric | (of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas |
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