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

In the case of monotypic evolution by natural selection alone, intercrossing with the parent type is prevented through the gradual extinction of that type by successive generations of the developing type.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by Romanes, George John

Three are monotypic and the fourth has three subspecies, making a total of six taxa.

From A Revision of Snakes of the Genus Conophis (Family Colubridae, from Middle America) by Wellman, John

Other references to the monotypic genus have consisted only of a listing of the name or of its inclusion in a key.

From Systematic Status of a South American Frog, Allophryne ruthveni Gaige by Lynch, John D.

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.