"allopatric" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more allopatric [comparative], most allopatric [superlative]
Etymology: allopatry + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|allopatry|ic}} allopatry + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} allopatric (comparative more allopatric, superlative most allopatric)
  1. (biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed. Wikipedia link: Allopatric speciation Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: allopatrically Related terms: speciation Coordinate_terms: microallopatric, sympatric, peripatric, parapatric Translations (geographically isolated): allopàtric (Catalan), allopatrische (Dutch), allopatrinen (Finnish), allopatrique (French), alopátrico (Galician), allopatrische (German), allopatrikus (Hungarian), allapatrach (Irish), allopatrico (Italian), nohomawehe (Maori), alopátrico (Portuguese), alopátrico (Spanish)

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