sympatry
sympatry · sympatries
The use of the same geographical areas, by populations of related species, without…The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
Meaning
1 sensesThe use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”).
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Forms
plural: sympatries| Singular | sympatry |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedsympatric