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sympatric

UK/sɪmˈpætɹɪk/

sympatric adjective: occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.

Adjective

sympatric (comparative more sympatric, superlative most sympatric)

  1. 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.2004, Richard Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale, Phoenix, published 2005, page 349
    Synonyms:
    compatric

sympatric meaning in Tamil

sympatric in Tamil

ஒரேநாட்டுக்குரிய, சொந்தநாட்டுக்குரிய, இடவொருமை பெற்ற

Synonyms of sympatric

Forms of sympatric

comparativemore sympatric
superlativemost sympatric

Origin of sympatric

From sympatry + -ic.

Words formed from sympatric

Questions about sympatric

What does sympatric mean?
Sympatric means occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.
What is sympatric in Tamil?
Sympatric in Tamil is ஒரேநாட்டுக்குரிய, சொந்தநாட்டுக்குரிய, இடவொருமை பெற்ற. See Sympatric meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sympatric?
Sympatric is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sympatric?
Sympatric is pronounced /sɪmˈpætɹɪk/ (UK).

Words near sympatric in the dictionary

  1. sympathy strikes
  2. sympathy verdict
  3. sympathy verdicts
  4. sympatico
  5. sympatoadrenal
  6. sympatric
  7. sympatrically
  8. sympatries
  9. sympatry
  10. sympectothion
  11. sympelmous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sympatric (page history and authors); sympatric (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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