vicariant

adjective

vi·​car·​i·​ant vī-ˈker-ē-ənt 

və-

: of, relating to, or being the process of vicariance or organisms that evolved through this process

the possible vicariant origin of the Antillean arthropod fauna

vicariant noun

Word History

Etymology

translation of German vikarirend, present participle of vikarieren to act as a substitute, from Vikar representative, proxy, from Middle High German vicar, from Latin vicarius substitute

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above