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monotypous, a.|məˈnɒtɪpəs| [f. mod.L. monotyp-us (f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + τύπ-ος type) + -ous.] = monotypic 1. (See quots.)
1856Mayne Expos. Lex., Monotypus, applied by Mirbel to genera, as the Rosa, and to Families, as the Labieæ, composed of one union of objects intimately joined by a multitude of relations perceptible at first glance; applied by De Candolle to genera which contain but a single species: monotypous. 1891Syd. Soc. Lex., Monotypous, of one type. Applied to genera the species of which are very similar, and form a distinct type. |