different between allopatric vs allopathic

English

allopatry +? -ic

allopatric (not comparable)

(biology) Not living in the same territory; geographically isolated and thus unable to crossbreed.
- 1989, Western Birds, Volumes 20-21, page 9,
  The similarly sized Burrowing Owl and Western Screech-Owl were the most allopatric of any species pair considered here; the percentage of similarity in their diets was 67%.
- 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).

allo- +? -pathic

allopathic (comparative more allopathic, superlative most allopathic)

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