sympatric

sympatric

English

Etymology

From sympatry +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/

Adjective

sympatric (comparative more sympatric, superlative most sympatric)

1. (biology, genetics) Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.
   • 2004, Richard Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale, Phoenix 2005, p. 349:

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

Hypernyms

• (living in same territory without interbreeding): speciation

Coordinate terms

• allopatric
• peripatric
• parapatric

Translations

occurring in the same territory

Catalan: simpàtric Dutch: sympatrische Finnish: sympatrinen (fi) French: sympatrique (fr), sympatride Galician: simpátrico German: sympatrische Italian: simpatrico (it) Maori: nohotata Portuguese: simpátrico Spanish: simpátrico