allopatric

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Definition of allopatric

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
    “The similarly sized Burrowing Owl and Western Screech-Owl were the most allopatric of any species pair considered here; the percentage of similarity in their diets was 67%.”
    “2012, Paul Wilson, 1: Macroevolition for plant reproductive biologists, Sébastien Patiny, Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships, page 20, An exception that proves the rule is that the ranges of species in Selaginella, a heterosporous pteridophyte, tend to be much smaller and more allopatric (Valdespino 1993).”

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Etymology

From allopatry + -ic.

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