ALLOPATRIC


Meaning of ALLOPATRIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-lə-ˈpa-trik ]

adjective

Etymology: all- + Greek patra fatherland, from patēr father — more at father

Date: 1942

: occurring in different geographical areas or in isolation

allopatric speciation

— compare sympatric

• al·lo·pat·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē adverb

• al·lop·a·try ə-ˈlä-pə-trē noun

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