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monotypic
[ mon-uh-tip-ik ]
adjective
- having only one type.
- of the nature of a monotype.
- Biology. having only one representative, as a genus with a single species.
monotypic
/ ˌɒəʊˈɪɪ /
adjective
- (of a genus or species) consisting of only one type of animal or plant
- of or relating to a monotype
monotypic
/ ŏ′ə-ĭ′ĭ /
- Having a single form or member, especially containing no more than one taxonomic category of the next lower rank. A monotypic genus contains a single species, while a monotypic species consists of a single population that is not divided into subspecies.
- Compare polytypic
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of monotypic1
Example Sentences
Until more material from critical areas is available for study, I continue to recognize angustapalata as a monotypic species.
The tribe is very poorly represented in tropical Africa; one species Oxytenanthera abyssinica has a wide range, and three monotypic genera are endemic in western tropical Africa.
Or, in other words, natural selection, when acting alone, can never induce polytypic evolution, but only monotypic.
Three are monotypic and the fourth has three subspecies, making a total of six taxa.
Geographical Distribution.—The genus is monotypic and is only known from Travancore and Cochin in the south-west of the Indian Peninsula.
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