monotypic

American  

[mon-uh-tip-ik] / ˌmɒn əˈtɪp ɪk /

adjective

1. having only one type.

2. of the nature of a monotype.

3. Biology. having only one representative, as a genus with a single species.

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monotypic British  

/ ˌmɒnəʊˈtɪpɪk /

adjective

1. (of a genus or species) consisting of only one type of animal or plant

2. of or relating to a monotype

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monotypic Scientific  

/ mŏn′ə-tĭp′ĭk /

1. Having a single form or member, especially containing no more than one taxonomic category of the next lower rank. A monotypic genus contains a single species, while a monotypic species consists of a single population that is not divided into subspecies.

2. Compare polytypic

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Etymology

Origin of monotypic

1875–80; mono- + type ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )

Example Sentences

When Hansen started at Ogden Bay WMA three years ago, he described driving down the management area dikes, completely socked in by a sea of monotypic green.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2018

Consequently, we consider Hyla leprieurii Dum�ril and Bibron, 1841, to be a monotypic species with Hyla leprieurii britti Melin, 1941, as a junior synonym.

From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.

De Candolle, P., non-variability of monotypic genera, ii.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

This relatively poorly known monotypic species occurs from southern Veracruz to the Amazon Basin.

From Noteworthy Records of Bats From Nicaragua, with a Checklist of the Chiropteran Fauna of the Country by Jones, J. Knox

The museum catalogue numbers of the specimens examined, together with the localities from which they came, are listed at the end of the account of each subspecies or monotypic species.

From A Review of the Middle American Tree Frogs of the Genus Ptychohyla by Duellman, William E.