monotypic

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mender.

Proto-Hellenic *mónwos

Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos)

Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der.

English mono-

English type

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English typic

English monotypic

From mono- + typic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɒ.nəˈtɪ.pɪk/

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Adjective

monotypic (comparative more monotypic, superlative most monotypic)

1. (taxonomy) Relating to or exhibiting monotypy.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 4:

     Much more diffuse affinities occur to the Australasian monotypic Goebeliellaceae.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “relating to monotypy”): polytypic

Hyponyms

• monospecific

Translations

Relating to monotypy

• Dutch: monotypisch (nl)
• Finnish: monotyyppinen (fi)
• French: monotypique (fr)
• German: monotypisch
• Greek: μονοτυπικός (el) (monotypikós)
• Italian: monotipico
• Polish: monotypowy (pl)
• Portuguese: monotípico
• Russian: монотипи́ческий (ru) (monotipíčeskij)
• Spanish: monotípico
• Swedish: monotypisk (sv)

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