allopatric

[ al-uh-pa-trik ]

/ ˌæl əˈpæ trɪk /

adjective Biology, Ecology.

originating in or occupying different geographical areas.

Origin of allopatric

1940–45; allo- + Greek patr(ía) fatherland (patḗr father + -ia noun suffix) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM allopatric

al·lo·pat·ri·cal·ly, adverbal·lop·a·try

[uh-lop-uh-tree], /əˈlɒp ə tri/, noun

Words nearby allopatric

allonge, allonym, allopath, allopathic, allopathy, allopatric, allopelagic, allophanamide, allophane, allophone, allophylian

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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. Duellman
The majority of the species are allopatric and differ primarily in color patterns.
A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope|John D. Lynch
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 anotherCompare sympatric

Derived forms of allopatric

allopatrically, adverb

Word Origin for allopatric

C20: from allo- + -patric, from Greek patris native land

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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.

单词	allopatric
释义	allopatric [ al-uh-pa-trik ] / ˌæl əˈpæ trɪk / adjective Biology, Ecology. originating in or occupying different geographical areas. Origin of allopatric 1940–45; allo- + Greek patr(ía) fatherland (patḗr father + -ia noun suffix) + -ic OTHER WORDS FROM allopatric al·lo·pat·ri·cal·ly, adverbal·lop·a·try [uh-lop-uh-tree], /əˈlɒp ə tri/, noun Words nearby allopatric allonge, allonym, allopath, allopathic, allopathy, allopatric, allopelagic, allophanamide, allophane, allophone, allophylian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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. Duellman The majority of the species are allopatric and differ primarily in color patterns. A Taxonomic Revision of the Leptodactylid Frog Genus Syrrhophus Cope\|John D. Lynch 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 anotherCompare sympatric Derived forms of allopatric allopatrically, adverb Word Origin for allopatric C20: from allo- + -patric, from Greek patris native land Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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