ALLOPATRIC

allopatric

(adjective) (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

allopatric (not comparable)

(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.

Coordinate terms

• microallopatric

• sympatric

• peripatric

• parapatric

Anagrams

• patrilocal

Source: Wiktionary



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