different between crossbreed vs allopatric

English

Alternative forms

• cross-breed

Etymology

From cross- +? breed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k???s?b?i?d/

Verb

crossbreed (third-person singular simple present crossbreeds, present participle crossbreeding, simple past and past participle crossbred)

1. (transitive) To produce (an organism) by the mating of individuals of different breeds, varieties, or species; hybridize.
2. (intransitive) To mate so as to produce a hybrid; interbreed.
3. (transitive) To mate (an organism) with another organism so as to produce a hybrid.

Translations

Noun

crossbreed (plural crossbreeds)

1. An organism produced by mating of individuals of different varieties or breeds.

Translations

English

Etymology

allopatry +? -ic

Adjective

allopatric (not comparable)

1. (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).

Coordinate terms

• microallopatric
• sympatric
• peripatric
• parapatric

Translations

See also

• speciation

Anagrams

• patrilocal