"ecotype" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ecotypes [plural]
Etymology: From eco- + type, coined by Swedish botanist Göte Turesson in 1922 and modeled on the earlier ecospecies. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|eco|type}} eco- + type, {{coinage|en|Göte Turesson|in=1922|nat=Swedish|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=botanist}} coined by Swedish botanist Göte Turesson in 1922, {{m|en|ecospecies}} ecospecies, {{sic}} ^([sic]) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ecotype (plural ecotypes)
  1. (ecology) A phenotype that is adapted to a specific environment. Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: ecospecies Related terms: ecotypic, subecotype Translations (organism adapted to an environment): økotype [common-gender] (Danish), écotype [masculine] (French), Ökotyp [masculine] (German), staðbrigði [neuter] (Icelandic), ecotipo [masculine] (Italian), økotype [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), økotype [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ecótipo [masculine] (Portuguese), ecotipo [masculine] (Spanish)

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