Meanings
adjectivemonotypic (comparative more monotypic, superlative most monotypic)
comparative more monotypic · superlative most monotypic
- biologyRelating to or exhibiting monotypy.
Much more diffuse affinities occur to the Australasian monotypic Goebeliellaceae.
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
Synonyms & antonyms
antonym(s) of “relating to monotypy”
Opposite
Origin
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- Englishtypic
- Englishmonotypic
Translations
Dutch monotypisch
- monotypischRelating to monotypy
Finnish monotyyppinen
- monotyyppinenRelating to monotypy
French monotypique
- monotypiqueRelating to monotypy
German monotypisch
- monotypischRelating to monotypy
Greek μονοτυπικός
- μονοτυπικός (monotypikós)Relating to monotypy
Italian monotipico
- monotipicoRelating to monotypy
Polish monotypowy
- monotypowyRelating to monotypy
Portuguese monotípico
- monotípicoRelating to monotypy
Russian монотипи́ческий
- монотипи́ческий (monotipíčeskij)Relating to monotypy
Spanish monotípico
- monotípicoRelating to monotypy
Swedish monotypisk
- monotypiskRelating to monotypy
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
APA
monotypic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotypic
MLA
“monotypic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotypic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monotypic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monotypic.
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