Allopatric
ahd-5
adjective.
Occupying separate, nonoverlapping geographic areas. Used of organisms, especially populations of the same or closely related species.
adjective.
Occurring among populations having such a distribution.
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adjective.
Not living in the same
territory
;
geographically
isolated
and thus unable to
crossbreed
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adjective.
(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another
Word Usage
"The process that von Buch described now goes by the label allopatric speciation."
cross-reference
speciation
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