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adj
Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: compatric
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
(of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: allopatric
History
Etymology tree English sympatry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sympatric From sympatry + -ic.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
