allopatry

al·lo·pat·ric

 (ăl′ə-păt′rĭk)

adj.

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

2. Occurring among populations having such a distribution: allopatric speciation.

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[allo- + Greek patrā, fatherland (from patēr, patr-, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots) + -ic.]

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al′lo·pat′ri·cal·ly adv.

al·lop′a·try (ə-lŏp′ə-trē) n.

allopatry

(əˈlɒpətrɪ)

n

the condition of existing in areas that are geographically separated from one another; esp the condition of genetically similar species which cannot interbreed because of this geographical separation

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

allopatry - the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap occurrence - an instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets" sympatry - the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding