Meaning of "monotypic" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF MONOTYPIC

monotypic  [ˌmɒnəʊˈtɪpɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONOTYPIC

Monotypic is an adjective.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MONOTYPIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monotypic taxon

In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group which contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. Although the phrase appears to indicate that a taxon has a single type specimen, this is not the usage. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described.

Definition of monotypic in the English dictionary

The definition of monotypic in the dictionary is consisting of only one type of animal or plant. Other definition of monotypic is of or relating to a monotype.

TRANSLATION OF MONOTYPIC

Find out the translation of monotypic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of monotypic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «monotypic» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 单型
• Translator English - Spanish: monotípico
• English: monotypic
• Translator English - Hindi: monotypic
• Translator English - Arabic: monotypic
• Translator English - Russian: монотипический
• Translator English - Portuguese: monotípico
• Translator English - Bengali: monotypic
• Translator English - French: monotypique
• Translator English - Malay: Monotypic
• Translator English - German: monotypic
• Translator English - Japanese: 単一型の
• Translator English - Korean: monotypic
• Translator English - Javanese: Monotipik
• Translator English - Vietnamese: đơn loài
• Translator English - Tamil: ஒருவகையான
• Translator English - Marathi: मोनोटाइपिक
• Translator English - Turkish: monotipik
• Translator English - Italian: monotypic
• Translator English - Polish: monotypowych
• Translator English - Ukrainian: монотіпіческій
• Translator English - Romanian: monotipice
• Translator English - Greek: μονοτυπικό
• Translator English - Afrikaans: monotipiese
• Translator English - Swedish: monotypic
• Translator English - Norwegian: monotypisk

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONOTYPIC»

Discover the use of monotypic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to monotypic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision

Solierella Spinola, 1851:349. Type species: Solierella miscophoides Spinola, 1851, monotypic. Silaon Piccioli, 1869:283. Type species: Silaon compeditus Piccioli, 1869, monotypic. Sylaon Piccioli, 18 70: pi. 1. Lapsus or emendation of Silaon ...

Richard Mitchell Bohart, Arnold S. Menke, 1976

Rare Hematological Malignancies

Localization Subtype Immunohistochemical Notes HIV-negative patients 17 1 M 1 PCV Monotypic 52 1 U 1 PCV Monotypic 53 NS 1 Mixed Monotypic 54 1 M 1 PCV Monotypic No clonal IGH rearrangement 55 1 U; 1 M 2 PCV 1 polytypic; ...

Stephen M. Ansell, 2007

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Thus New Guinea has one monotypic genus; Australia, two; New Guinea and Australia combined, two; New Zealand, three: Sulawesi, New Britain, the Solomons, Hawaii, the Bonins, and Saipan; one each. Monotypic genera, which can be ...

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The Vegetation of New Zealand

monotypic, according to HOOKER intermediate between the Sisymbrieae and the Lepidineae; Noto- thlaspi (Crucif.), contains 2 species, placed by Prantl in the Thelypodieae- Stanleyinae next to Pringlea of Kerguelenland ; Ixerba (Saxifragac .) ...

Leonard Cockayne, 1921

Publications: University series

Monotypic. Replaces OXYRHINA Agassiz. Cerictius Rafinesque, 12; type CERICTIUS MACROURUS Rafinesque. Apparently imaginary. Alopias Rafinesque, 12; type ALOPIAS MACROURUS Rafinesque (SQUALUs VULPINUS Bonnaterre).

Stanford University, 1916

Leland Stanford Junior University Publications: University ...

Monotypic. Replaces OxYRHINA Agassiz. Cerictius Rafinesque, I2; type CERICTIUs MACRoURUs Rafinesque. Apparently imaginary. Alopias Rafinesque, I2 ; type ALoPIAs MACRoURUs Rafinesque (SQUALUS VULPINUs Bonnaterre).

‎1917

The Genera of Fishes ...: From Linnæus to Cuvier, 1758-1833, ...

Monotypic. Replaces Oxyrhina Agassiz. Cerictius Rafinesque, 12; type Cerictius macrourus Rafinesque. Apparently imaginary. Alopias Rafinesque, 12; type Alopias macrourus Rafinesque (Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre). Monotypic.

David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann, 1917

The Genera of Fishes and a Classification of Fishes

Monotypic. Replaces Oxyrhina Agassiz. Cerictius Rafinesque, 12 ; type Cerictius macrourus Rafinesque. Apparently imaginary. Alopias Rafinesque, 12; type Alopias macrourus Rafinesque (Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre). Monotypic.

David Starr Jordan, 1963

University Series

Monotypic. Replaces Oxyrhina Agassiz. Cerictius Rafinesque, 12; type Cerictius macrourus Rafinesque. Apparently imaginary. Alopias Rafinesque, 12; type Alopias macrourus Rafinesque (Squalus-. vulpinus Bonnaterre). Monotypic.

Stanford University, 1917

The Genera of Fishes

Monotypic. Replaces Oxyrhina Agassiz. Cerictius Rafinesque, i2; type Cerictius macrourus Rafinesque. Apparently imaginary. Alopias Rafinesque, i2; type Alopias macrourus Rafinesque (Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre). Monotypic.

David Starr Jordan

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONOTYPIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term monotypic is used in the context of the following news items.

Taking a Stand Against Phragmites

Once established, they create near-monotypic stands of Phragmites, replacing communities of native plants in wetlands and coastal areas. «Peninsula Pulse, Jul 15»

Rare plant tetraena mongolica in Ningxia

Tetraena mongolica is a narrowly monotypic genus of Zygophyllaceae found in a very limited area in border areas of Ningxia and Inner ... «ecns, Jul 15»

30 Cattle egrets rescued after tree falls in the rain

It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the western cattle ... «Times of India, Jun 15»

What we must know about measles

Since measles is monotypic, there is a need for only a monovalent vaccine and simple, affordable and effective vaccine is available worldwide. «The Express Tribune, Jun 15»

Maltese rock centaury

Zerafa placed it in a monotypic genus Paleocyanus, which means it had no close relatives. However, in 2000, a Spanish botanist, after a study ... «Times of Malta, Jun 15»

Phylogeny and classification of the East Asian Amitostigma alliance …

This genus remained monotypic and largely neglected for decades, until Schlechter [10] established the new genus Amitostigma based on the ... «BMC Blogs Network, May 15»

Wild Orcas in the Pacific Northwest are Starving to Extinction. Here's …

What is fascinating is that despite the orca being generally considered monotypic (belonging to one species) scientific studies have revealed ... «One Green Planet, Mar 15»

Annual Invasive Species Week Highlights Top 10

Strawberry guava in monotypic forest. Photo credit OISC. Strawberry guava red fruits on Maui. Photo credit Forest and Kim Starr. Strawberry ... «Maui Now, Feb 15»

What Taking Orcas From the Ocean for Captivity Does to Wild Pods

While these whales are generally considered monotypic (belonging to one species), there is evidence that several subspecies of orca exist, ... «One Green Planet, Feb 15»

Rare megamouth shark washes ashore in Philippines

It's one of a kind, or monotypic, as we say in the scientific world. It's the only member of its group, the only member of its family, and the only ... «Mother Nature Network, Feb 15»