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sympatric

/sɪmˈpætɹɪk/ UK

adjective more sympatric · most sympatric

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.
Similar: compatric

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adj occurring in the same territory

Español	simpátrico
Português	simpátrico
Français	sympatrique, sympatride
Deutsch	sympatrische
Italiano	simpatrico

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@misc{sympatric_2026,
  title = {sympatric},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sympatric},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}