Sympatry
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sympatry is a noun meaning (biology) The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
Meaning
(biology) The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
Word Forms
- sympatries
Antonyms for sympatry
Common opposites include allopatry.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include syntopy, synteny, allopatry, parabiosis, parallelism, mesosynteny.
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