vicariant

vi·car·i·ance

V0085450 (vī-kâr′ē-əns, vĭ-)n. The division of a widespread group of organisms by a geographic barrier, such as a mountain range or a body of water, often resulting in the evolution of related species on either side of the barrier.

[Latin vicārius, substitute (since after a vicariant speciation event, one species can be thought of as "substituting for" a related species on the other side of the geographic barrier); see vicarious + -ance.]

vi·car′i·ant adj. & n.

vicariant

(vɪˈkɛərɪənt; vaɪ-) n (Biology) any of several closely related species, races, etc, each of which exists in a separate geographical area: assumed to have originated from a single population that became dispersed by geological events[C20: from Latin vicārius (see vicar) + -ant] viˈcariance n

单词	vicariant
释义	vicariant vi·car·i·ance V0085450 (vī-kâr′ē-əns, vĭ-)n. The division of a widespread group of organisms by a geographic barrier, such as a mountain range or a body of water, often resulting in the evolution of related species on either side of the barrier. [Latin vicārius, substitute (since after a vicariant speciation event, one species can be thought of as "substituting for" a related species on the other side of the geographic barrier); see vicarious + -ance.] vi·car′i·ant adj. & n. vicariant (vɪˈkɛərɪənt; vaɪ-) n (Biology) any of several closely related species, races, etc, each of which exists in a separate geographical area: assumed to have originated from a single population that became dispersed by geological events[C20: from Latin vicārius (see vicar) + -ant] viˈcariance n MedicalSeevicariance
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