| 单词 | vicariance |
| 释义 | vicariance[ vahy-kair-ee-uhns, vi- ] / vaɪˈkɛər i əns, vɪ- / noun Biology.the geographical separation and isolation of a subpopulation, resulting in the original population's differentiation as a new variety or species. Also called vicariance biogeography. Origin of vicarianceFirst recorded in 1955–60; from Latin vicāri(us) “substituting” + -ance OTHER WORDS FROM vicariancevi·car·i·ant, adjective, nounWords nearby vicariancevicar capitular, vicar choral, vicar forane, vicar-general, vicarial, vicariance, vicariant, vicariate, vicariate apostolic, vicarious, vicarious hypertrophy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for vicariancevicariance [ vī-kâr′ē-əns, vĭ- ] The separation or division of a group of organisms by a geographic barrier, such as a mountain or a body of water, resulting in differentiation of the original group into new varieties or species. See also speciation. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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