sympatric

adj
/sɪmˈpætɹɪk/UK

Etymology

From sympatry + -ic.

  1. derived from σύν
  2. suffixed as sympatric — “sympatry + ic

Definitions

  1. Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not…

    Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.

    • There is some evidence of sympatric speciation of cichlid fish in small African crater lakes.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for sympatric. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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