parapatric

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adjective

Whose ranges do not significantly overlap but are immediately adjacent to each other; they only occur together in the narrow contact zone, if at all.

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Meanings

adjectiveparapatric (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyWhose ranges do not significantly overlap but are immediately adjacent to each other; they only occur together in the narrow contact zone, if at all.
nounparapatric (plural parapatrics)

plural parapatrics

  1. Such an organism

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
stasipatric

Translations

Finnish parapatrinen
  • parapatrinenTranslations
Italian parapatrico
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Cite this entry
APA

parapatric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parapatric

MLA

“parapatric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parapatric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parapatric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parapatric.

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