(ˈ)sim|pa.trik, -pā.- adjective
Etymology: syn- + Greek patra fatherland (from patēr father) + English -ic — more at father
: occupying or taking place in the same area
a sympatric distribution of two species
specifically : capable of occupying the same range without loss of identity due to interbreeding
sympatric species kept apart by physiologic isolation
— compare allopatric
• sym·pat·ri·cal·ly -rə̇k(ə)lē adverb
• sym·pa·try ˈsimpə.trē noun -es