sympatry

English

Noun

sympatry (plural sympatries)

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

Antonyms

allopatry

Related terms

sympatric

Translations

the use of the same geographical areas without interbreeding

Chinese:
Mandarin: 共棲 (zh) (gòng qī)

French: sympatrie (fr) f

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