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allopatry

allopatry noun: the condition of being allopatric.

Noun

allopatry (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being allopatric.

Origin of allopatry

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “different”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”).

Words formed from allopatry

  • microallopatry

Questions about allopatry

What does allopatry mean?
Allopatry means the condition of being allopatric.
What part of speech is allopatry?
Allopatry is a noun.

Words near allopatry in the dictionary

  1. allopathogens
  2. allopaths
  3. allopathy
  4. allopatric
  5. allopatrically
  6. allopatry
  7. allopaulioside
  8. allopelagic
  9. allopeptide
  10. allopeptides
  11. alloperiplocymarin

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