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heteromyopia

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Etymology

From hetero- + myopia, as the animals involved are metaphorically short-sighted in their view of other species.

Pronunciation

Noun

heteromyopia (uncountable)

  1. (ecology) The situation in which interspecific competition occurs over shorter distances than intraspecific competition.

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