sympatry

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (patrís, “fatherland”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sympatry (plural sympatries)

1. (biology) The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding. [from 1903]

Antonyms

• allopatry

Related terms

• sympatric

Translations

the use of the same geographical areas without interbreeding

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 共棲／共栖 (zh) (gòngqī)

• French: sympatrie (fr) f