allopatry

1. 1.

   the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap

   Antonymssympatry

   Broaderoccurrence

Other forms of allopatry

plural

allopatries·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about allopatry

What does allopatry mean?

allopatry means "the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap".

How many syllables are in allopatry?

allopatry has 4 syllables: al-lo-pa-try. The stress falls on "lo".

What is the opposite of allopatry?

The recorded antonyms are sympatry.

Is allopatry a common word?

allopatry is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.