allopatric
[ al-uh-pa-trik ]
/ ˌæl əˈpæ trɪk /
adjective Biology, Ecology.
originating in or occupying different geographical areas.
Origin of allopatric
OTHER WORDS FROM allopatric
al·lo·pat·ri·cal·ly, adverb al·lop·a·try [uh-lop-uh-tree] /əˈlɒp ə tri/, nounWords nearby allopatric
allongé,
allonym,
allopath,
allopathic,
allopathy,
allopatric,
allopelagic,
allophanamide,
allophane,
allophone,
allophylian
Example sentences from the Web for allopatric
Smilisca sila and puma are allopatric, whereas S. sordida is broadly sympatric with both of those species.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca |William E. DuellmanThe majority of the species are allopatric and differ primarily in color patterns.
Where the two species are allopatric, these same morphological characters differ least.
Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys |Robert L. Packard
British Dictionary definitions for allopatric
allopatric
/ (ˌæləˈpætrɪk) /
adjective
(of biological speciation or species) taking place or existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another
Compare sympatric
Derived forms of allopatric
allopatrically, adverbWord Origin for allopatric
C20: from
allo- +
-patric, from Greek
patris native land
Scientific definitions for allopatric
allopatric
[ ăl′ə-păt′rĭk ]
Ecology
Occurring in separate, nonoverlapping geographic areas. Allopatric populations of related organisms are unable to interbreed because of geographic separation.♦ The development of new species as a result of the geographic separation of populations is called allopatric speciation. Compare sympatric.