"polytypic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɒlɪˈtɪpɪk/ Forms: more polytypic [comparative], most polytypic [superlative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polu-) + τῠπῐκός (tupikós). By surface analysis, poly- + type + -ic. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πολῠ-}} Ancient Greek πολῠ- (polu-), {{surf|en|poly-|type|-ic}} By surface analysis, poly- + type + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} polytypic (comparative more polytypic, superlative most polytypic)
  1. (taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies Categories (topical): Taxonomy
    Sense id: en-polytypic-en-adj-ejnCsNWJ Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
  2. (conservation biology) of a habitat, not dominated by a single species
    Sense id: en-polytypic-en-adj-PSRmJbvU Topics: biology, conservation, history, human-sciences, natural-sciences, sciences
  3. (material science) of a substance, able to exist in more than one crystal structure, these differing in one dimension Tags: material
    Sense id: en-polytypic-en-adj-lIfnN5zD Topics: science, sciences
  4. (microbiology) of a cell sample, containing several cell types Categories (topical): Microbiology
    Sense id: en-polytypic-en-adj-ehmNEepR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with poly-, English terms suffixed with -ic, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 13 6 37 14 17 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with poly-: 13 20 16 27 10 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 12 13 7 35 14 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 12 6 39 15 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 11 2 40 14 20 Topics: biology, microbiology, natural-sciences
  5. (immunology) of an antibody response, involving several antibodies Categories (topical): Immunology
    Sense id: en-polytypic-en-adj-uzMM19WD Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
  6. exhibiting polytypism
    Sense id: en-polytypic-en-adj---bNrXL7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: polytypical
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