allopatric

1. 1.

   (of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another

   Antonymssympatric

   biology

Questions about allopatric

What does allopatric mean?

allopatric means "(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another".

How many syllables are in allopatric?

allopatric has 4 syllables: al-lo-pa-tric. The stress falls on "pa".

What is the opposite of allopatric?

The recorded antonyms are sympatric.

Is allopatric a common word?

allopatric is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.