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homotypic

homotypic adjective: said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily refer to the same taxon.

Adjective

homotypic (not comparable)

  1. Said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily refer to the same taxon.
  2. Synonym of homotypal.
    Synonyms:
    homotypal

Synonyms of homotypic

Antonyms

Phrases with homotypic

Questions about homotypic

What does homotypic mean?
Homotypic means said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily refer to the same taxon.
What part of speech is homotypic?
Homotypic is an adjective.

Words near homotypic in the dictionary

  1. homotropous
  2. homotropy
  3. homotypal
  4. homotype
  5. homotypes
  6. homotypic
  7. homotypic synonym
  8. homotypic synonyms
  9. homotypical
  10. homotypically
  11. homotypy

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