Allopatric Definition

ălə-pătrĭk

adjective

Occupying separate, nonoverlapping geographic areas. Used of organisms, especially populations of the same or closely related species.

American Heritage

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

Webster's New World

Occurring among populations having such a distribution.

Allopatric speciation.

American Heritage

(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.

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Origin of Allopatric

allo– Greek patrā fatherland (from patēr patr- father pəter- in Indo-European roots) –ic

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
allopatry +‎ -ic

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