monotypic

1. 1.

   consisting of only one type

   biology

Questions about monotypic

What does monotypic mean?

monotypic means "consisting of only one type".

How many syllables are in monotypic?

monotypic has 4 syllables: mo-no-ty-pic. The stress falls on "ty".

Is monotypic a common word?

monotypic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.