1. occurring in the same geographic area or region
Usage: biology; ecology

Examples

• The two bird species are sympatric throughout most of their range.
• Sympatric populations of wolves and bears compete for similar prey.
• Scientists studied sympatric speciation in these closely related fish.
• The sympatric distribution of these plants suggests they share similar habitat requirements.
• Researchers compared sympatric and allopatric populations of the same species.
• These sympatric butterflies have evolved different wing patterns to avoid confusion during mating.