"monospecific" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-monospecific.wav Forms: more monospecific [comparative], most monospecific [superlative]
Etymology: From mono- + specific. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|specific}} mono- + specific Head templates: {{en-adj}} monospecific (comparative more monospecific, superlative most monospecific)
  1. (taxonomy, Of a genus) containing only one known species. Categories (topical): Taxonomy Translations (containing only one known species): yksilajinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-monospecific-en-adj-9O-NML6b Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy Disambiguation of 'containing only one known species': 99 1
  2. (microbiology, Of a group of antibodies) with affinity for the same antigen. Categories (topical): Microbiology
    Sense id: en-monospecific-en-adj-PQ2D9GBm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monospecificity
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