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sympatry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
sym-pa-try
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sympatries (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sympatric

Antonyms

allopatry

Questions

What does sympatry mean?
The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations of related species, without interbreeding.
Where does sympatry come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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