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adj
Of, relating to, or as a result of vicariance
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Any of a set of species, in separate geographical locations, that have arisen through vicariance
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History
From German vikarierend, present participle of vikarieren (“to act as a substitute”), from Vikar (“vicar, representative”), ultimately from Latin vicārius (“substitute”).
