monospecific

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adjective

containing only one known species.

OriginEnglish specific ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) →
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Meanings

adjectivemonospecific (comparative more monospecific, superlative most monospecific)

comparative more monospecific · superlative most monospecific

  1. Of a genusbiologycontaining only one known species.
  2. Of a group of antibodiesbiologywith affinity for the same antigen.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  2. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  3. Englishmono-
  4. Englishspecific
  5. Englishmonospecific

From mono- + specific.

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Translations

Finnish yksilajinen
  • yksilajinencontaining only one known species
Cite this entry
APA

monospecific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monospecific

MLA

“monospecific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monospecific. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monospecific,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monospecific.

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