allopatry

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄλλος (állos, “different”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (patrís, “fatherland”).[1]

Noun

allopatry (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The condition of being allopatric. [from 1942][1]

Derived terms
  • microallopatry

Translations

References
  1. Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
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