monotypic adjective. [mɒnǝ(ʊ)'tɪpɪk] L19.
[from mod. Latin monotypus, formed as MONO- + -TYPE: see -IC.]
1. Of or having only one type; spec. in Taxonomy, representing or designating a taxon which contains only one taxon of the next subordinate rank, esp. a genus which contains only one species. L19.

2. Biology. Of evolution: = ANAGENETIC. Now rare or obsolete. L19.

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