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polytypic
[ pol-ee-tip-ik ]
adjective
- having or involving many or several types.
polytypic
/ ˌpɒlɪˈtɪpɪk /
adjective
- existing in, consisting of, or incorporating several different types or forms
- biology (of a taxonomic group) having many subdivisions, esp (of a species) having many subspecies and geographical races
polytypic
/ pŏl′ē-tĭp′ĭk /
- Having several variant forms, especially containing more than one taxonomic category of the next lower rank. A polytypic genus contains two or more different species, while a polytypic species consists of two or more subspecies.
- Compare monotypic
Word History and Origins
Origin of polytypic1
Example Sentences
A discussion of the polytypic species, Hypopachus oxyrrhinus, with a description of a new subspecies.
In polytypic species, the diagnosis of a subspecies is designed only to distinguish it from other subspecies of that species.
The bar of mutual sterility, whenever and wherever it occurs, must always render polytypic evolution possible.
It has been shown that divergent or polytypic evolution on common areas is inexplicable by natural selection alone.
Had he gone a step further, he must have seen that separation, in some form or another, is "indispensable" to polytypic evolution.
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