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ALLOPATRIC
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allopatric mean?
• ALLOPATRIC (adjective)
The adjective ALLOPATRIC has 1 sense:
1. (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another
Familiarity information: ALLOPATRIC used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Antonym:
sympatric ((of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas)
Derivation:
allopatry (the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap)
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