monotypous, a.
(məˈnɒtɪpəs)
[f. mod.L. monotyp-us (f. Gr. µόνο-ς mono- + τύπ-ος type) + -ous.]
= monotypic 1. (See quots.)
| 1856 Mayne Expos. Lex., Monotypus, applied by Mirbel to genera, as the Rosa, and to Families, as the Labieæ, composed of one union of objects intimately joined by a multitude of relations perceptible at first glance; applied by De Candolle to genera which contain but a single species: monotypous. 1891 Syd. Soc. Lex., Monotypous, of one type. Applied to genera the species of which are very similar, and form a distinct type. |