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allopatric definition

al·lo·pat·ric (al′ō pa′trik, al′ə-)

adjective

Biol. of or pertaining to species of organisms occurring in different but often adjacent areas

Etymology: < allo- + Gr patra, native village (< patēr, father) + -ic

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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