Definition of Allopatry

1. Noun. The occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap.

Generic synonyms: Occurrence
Derivative terms: Allopatric
Antonyms: Sympatry

Definition of Allopatry

1. Noun. (biology) The condition of being allopatric ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Allopatry

1. [n -TRIES]

Medical Definition of Allopatry

1. The condition of two populations of the same species being separated by a geographic barrier that prevents them from interbreeding. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allopatry

allopath
allopathic
allopathic-medicine
allopathic keratoplasty
allopathic medicine
allopathically
allopathies
allopathist
allopathists
allopaths
allopathy
allopatric
allopatric speciation
allopatrically
allopatries
allopatry (current term)
allopentaploid
allophanamide
allophanate hydrolase
allophane
allophanes
allophanic acid
allophasis
allophenic
allophone
allophones
allophonic
allophonics
allophore
allophthalmia

Literary usage of Allopatry

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biodiversity and the Management of the Madrean Archipelago: The Sky Islands edited by Leonard F. DeBano (1999)
"... talus snails) may be better explained by the down-falling of the valleys with subsequent vicariant allopatry than by climatic/vegetation ..."

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