SYMPATRIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)

Antonym:

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

Derivation:

sympatry (the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding)

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