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polytypic

/pɒlɪˈtɪpɪk/

polytypic adjective: having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies.

Adjective

polytypic (comparative more polytypic, superlative most polytypic)

  1. having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies
  2. of a habitat, not dominated by a single species
  3. (material) of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension
  4. of a cell sample, containing several cell types
  5. of an antibody response, involving several antibodies
  6. exhibiting polytypism

polytypic meaning in Tamil

polytypic in Tamil

பல்வகையுள்ள

Synonyms of polytypic

Forms of polytypic

comparativemore polytypic
superlativemost polytypic

Origin of polytypic

From Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polŭ-) + τῠπῐκός (tŭpĭkós). By surface analysis, poly- + type + -ic.

Words formed from polytypic

Questions about polytypic

What does polytypic mean?
Polytypic means having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies.
What is polytypic in Tamil?
Polytypic in Tamil is பல்வகையுள்ள. See Polytypic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polytypic?
Polytypic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce polytypic?
Polytypic is pronounced /pɒlɪˈtɪpɪk/.

Words near polytypic in the dictionary

  1. polytunnels
  2. polytypage
  3. polytype
  4. polytyped
  5. polytypes
  6. polytypic
  7. polytypical
  8. polytyping
  9. polytypism
  10. polytypisms
  11. polytypy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: polytypic (page history and authors); polytypic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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