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parapatrically

parapatrically adverb: of the ranges of organisms, in a parapatric manner; in a manner that is adjacent, but not significantly overlapping.

Adverb

parapatrically (not comparable)

  1. Of the ranges of organisms, in a parapatric manner; in a manner that is adjacent, but not significantly overlapping.
    • Where it comes parapatrically in contact with the parental species, it will establish a narrow secondary hybrid zone (reproductive isolation will rarely be complete at the beginning).1970, Ernst Mayr, Populations, Species, and Evolution: An Abridgment of Animal Species and Evolution, page 318
    • It is easy to see how diversifying selection could result in the formation of parapatrically distributed races.1988, Lawrence E. Mettler, Thomas G. Gregg, Henry E. Schaffer, Population Genetics and Evolution, page 275

Origin of parapatrically

From parapatric + -ally.

Questions about parapatrically

What does parapatrically mean?
Parapatrically means of the ranges of organisms, in a parapatric manner; in a manner that is adjacent, but not significantly overlapping.
What part of speech is parapatrically?
Parapatrically is an adverb.

Words near parapatrically in the dictionary

  1. paraparetic
  2. paraparticle
  3. paraparticles
  4. parapatellar
  5. parapatric
  6. parapatrically
  7. parapatrics
  8. parapatry
  9. parapectic acid
  10. parapectin
  11. parapedicular

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