sympatric

• Terme technique en biologie décrivant des espèces ou des populations qui coexistent dans une même aire géographique et peuvent s'hybrider ou entrer en compétition.

A technical term in biology describing species or populations that exist in the same geographic area and often interbreed or compete.

1. Occurring in the same areaC2formalscientific

   Describing biological species or speciation that occurs within the same or overlapping geographical regions.

   sympatrique

   • Sympatric speciation is often observed in cichlid fish in African lakes.
   • The two species of oak are sympatric across much of their range.
   • Researchers studied sympatric populations of the same bird species.

   Synonymescoexistingcooccurring

   Antonymesallopatric