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SYMPATRIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas
Classified under:
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Antonym:
allopatric ((of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another)
Derivation:
sympatry (the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding)
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