sympatric
adjective
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Pronunciation: /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English sympatry Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English sympatric From sympatry + -ic.
- Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.
“There is some evidence of sympatric speciation of cichlid fish in small African crater lakes.”