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parapatric

Terms vs Parapatric - What's the difference?

terms | parapatric |


As a noun terms

is .

As an adjective parapatric is

(biogeography|of organisms) 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.

Parapatric vs Superspecies - What's the difference?

parapatric | superspecies |


As an adjective parapatric

is (biogeography|of organisms) 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.

As a noun superspecies is

a group of at least two more or less distinct species with approximately parapatric distributions.

Adjacent vs Parapatric - What's the difference?

adjacent | parapatric |


As adjectives the difference between adjacent and parapatric

is that adjacent is lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on while parapatric is (biogeography|of organisms) 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.

As a noun adjacent

is something that lies next to something else, especially the side of a right triangle that is neither the hypotenuse nor the opposite.

As a preposition adjacent

is (us) next to; adjacent to; beside.

Overlap vs Parapatric - What's the difference?

overlap | parapatric |


As a verb overlap

is to extend over and partly cover something.

As a noun overlap

is something that overlaps or is overlapped.

As an adjective parapatric is

(biogeography|of organisms) 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.

Range vs Parapatric - What's the difference?

range | parapatric |


As a noun range

is homework.

As an adjective parapatric is

(biogeography|of organisms) 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.

Parapatric vs Parapatry - What's the difference?

parapatric | parapatry |


As an adjective parapatric

is (biogeography|of organisms) 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.

As a noun parapatry is

the state or condition of being parapatric.

Parapatric vs Allopatric - What's the difference?

parapatric | allopatric | coordinate terms |

Parapatric is a coordinate term of allopatric.


As adjectives the difference between parapatric and allopatric

is that parapatric is (biogeography|of organisms) 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 while allopatric is (biology) not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.