monotypicaladj.
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ˈtɪpᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌmɑnəˈtɪpək(ə)l/ = monotypic adj.; (Taxonomy) = monotypic adj. 1b.
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perfect1684
typical1847
monotypous1857
monotypical1873
monotypic1874
monotype1885
monotypal1888
topotypical1900
allotypic1912
haplotypic1914
1873 Amer. Naturalist 7 299 Several of these species are of interest as confirming genera hitherto monotypical.
1895 Science 28 June 726/2 This remarkable monotypical Microgasterine genus.
1925 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 88 435 The proportion of monotypical genera.
1984 Virchows Archiv B. 46 93 The majority of these multilobated cells showed plasmacytoid differentiation in their cytoplasm in conjunction with the synthesis of monotypical cytoplasmic Ig.
1989 Jrnl. Molluscan Stud. 55 537 On the basis of differences of the digestive system when compared with other turrids lacking radulae the monotypical subfamily Taraninae..is considered.
1994 Nota Lepidopterologica 17 31 Until recently, the genus was considered to be monotypical, with M. interpunctaria (Herrich-Schaffer, 1839) the only known species.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1873