phenotypicaladj.
/ˌfiːnə(ʊ)ˈtɪpᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌfinəˈtɪpᵻkəl/ Biology.
= phenotypic adj.
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phenotypic1911
phenotypical1911
1911 Amer. Naturalist 45 156 The merely phenotypical phenomena of alternative variability first pointed out by De Vries.
1964 M. Critchley Developmental Dyslexia x. 64 His present study lent no support to the hypothesis that specific dyslexia, mental deficiency,..and speech defects were different phenotypical manifestations of the same hereditary taint.
1980 Acta Paediatrica Scandinavica 69 427 The phaenotypical similarity and difference from previously reported cases are discussed.
1994 Internat. Jrnl. Lexicogr. 7 280 Phenotypical variations like hair texture or skin colour are subjectively perceived and culturally constructed by social groups.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1911- long short story
- long shot
- long sight
- long silk
- long sin
- long singles
- long six
- long sleeve
- long slide
- long slip
- long small
- long song
- long splice
- long square
- long standing
- long stay apeek
- long stayer
- long stitch
- long stocking
- long story
- long story short
- long straw
- long streight, straught
- long stroke
- long sugar