sympatric
pronunciation
How to pronounce sympatric in British English: UK [sɪm'pætrɪk]
How to pronounce sympatric in American English: US [sɪm'pætrɪk]
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- Adjective:
- (of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas
Word Origin
- sympatric (adj.)
- 1904, from assimilated form of syn- + Greek patra "fatherland," from pater "father" (see father (n.)) + -ic. Opposite of allopatric.
Example
- 1. Similar species are often found to partition resources where they are sympatric .
- 2. Related species that are not geographically isolated , and which could interbreed but in practice do not because of differences in behavior , breeding season , etc. , are called sympatric species .
- 3. The jaguar panthera onca and puma puma concolor are large felids that coexist throughout central and most of south america . Studies have tested theories of coexistence of sympatric jaguar and puma .