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sympatry

sym·patry

uncommon

noun

1.

the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding

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Origin

From Ancient Greek σύν (sún, “with, in company with, together with”) + πᾰτρῐ́ς (pătrĭ́s, “fatherland”).

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