Definition of "allopatric" in Anglais

adjective

1. (biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.

   • 2012, Paul Wilson, 1: Macroevolition for plant reproductive biologists, Sébastien Patiny, Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Relationships, page 20, An exception that proves the rule is that the ranges of species in Selaginella, a heterosporous pteridophyte, tend to be much smaller and more allopatric (Valdespino 1993).