SYMPATRIC

sympatric

(adjective) (of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

sympatric (comparative more sympatric, superlative most sympatric)

(biology, genetics) Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.

Hypernyms

• (living in same territory without interbreeding): speciation

Coordinate terms

• allopatric

• peripatric

• parapatric

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